Oil by country

A map of world oil production (2013)
Oil-producing countries (information from 2006 to 2012)
Venezuela and Middle Eastern countries have the largest proven crude oil reserves.

The following articles describe the petroleum industry in various countries.

Industry

Oil reserves

Oil shale

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barthels, Meghan (7 January 2026). "Why Does Venezuela Have So Much Oil? Geology". Scientific American.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) ● Fleck, Anna (5 January 2026). "Venezuela Sits on a Fifth of the World's Oil". Statista, crediting OPEC and Canadian government. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. OPEC omits Canada's oil-sands, estimated by the Canadian govt. to hold 171 billion barrels of proven reserves. Source: OPEC