Data for IS WORLD OIL PRODUCTION PEAKING?

World Oil Production, 1950-2007 (figure and table)

World Oil Production, 1950-2007, with Projections to 2020 (figure)

Oil Production in the United States, 1900-2006 (figure and table)

Crude Oil Price, 1970-2007 (Nominal Dollars) (figure and table)

Crude Oil Price, 1970-2007 (Constant 2007 Dollars) (figure and table)

The Growing Gap: Discoveries and Production of Conventional Oil (figure)

World’s Twenty Largest Oil Fields (table)

Top Twenty Oil-Producing Countries, 2006 (table)

Selected Pre- and Post-Peak Oil-Producing Countries, 2006 (table)

Top Twenty Oil-Consuming Countries, 2006 (table)

 

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Source: Campbell

World's Twenty Largest Oil Fields
Field	Country	Discovery	Size of Field
			Billion Barrels
Bolivar Coastal	Venezuela	1917	14 - 30
Kirkuk	Iraq	1927	15 - 25
Gashsaran	Iran	1928	12 - 14
Greater Burgan	Kuwait	1938	32 - 75
Abqaiq	Saudi Arabia	1941	13 - 19
Ghawar	Saudi Arabia	1948	66 - 150
Romashkino	Russia	1948	17
Safaniya	Saudi Arabia	1951	21 - 55
Rumaila North & South	Iraq	1953	19 - 30
Manifa	Saudi Arabia	1957	11 - 23
Khurais	Saudi Arabia	1957	13 - 19
Ahwaz	Iran	1958	13 - 15
Daqing	China	1959	13 - 18
Samotlor	Russia	1961	28
Berri	Saudi Arabia	1964	10 - 25
Zakum	United Arab Emirates	1964	17 - 21
Zuluf	Saudi Arabia	1965	11 - 20
Shaybah	Saudi Arabia	1968	7 - 22
Cantarell	Mexico	1976	11 - 20
East Baghdad	Iraq	1979	11 - 19
Source: Fredrik Robelius, Giant Oil Fields - The Highway to Oil (Uppsala, Sweden: Uppsala University Press, 2007), p. 79.

 

Top Twenty Oil Producing Countries, 2006
Rank	Country	Production
		Million Barrels per Day
1	Russia	9.25
2	Saudi Arabia	9.15
3	United States	5.14
4	Iran	4.03
5	China	3.69
6	Mexico	3.26
7	United Arab Emirates	2.64
8	Kuwait	2.54
9	Canada	2.53
10	Venezuela	2.51
11	Norway	2.49
12	Nigeria	2.44
13	Iraq	2.00
14	Algeria	1.81
15	Brazil	1.72
16	Libya	1.68
17	United Kingdom	1.49
18	Angola	1.41
19	Kazakhstan	1.31
20	Indonesia	1.02
Note: Oil production includes crude oil and lease condensate.
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Crude Oil, Including Lease Condensate - Selected Countries," at www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/oilproduction.html, updated 4 September 2007.

Selected Pre- and Post-Peak Oil-Producing Countries, 2006
		2006 Production
		Million Barrels per Day
Post-Peak
	United States	5.14
	Iran	4.03
	Kuwait	2.54
	Venezuela	2.51
	Norway	2.49
	Libya	1.68
	United Kingdom	1.49
	Indonesia	1.02
	Oman	0.74
	Egypt	0.64
	Australia	0.43
Pre-Peak
	Russia	9.25
	United Arab Emirates	2.64
	Canada	2.53
	Nigeria	2.44
	Algeria	1.81
	Brazil	1.72
	Angola	1.41
	Kazakhstan	1.31
	Qatar	0.85
Possibly Peaking
	Saudi Arabia	9.15
	China	3.69
	Mexico	3.26
Note: Oil production includes crude oil and lease condensate.
Source: Earth Policy Institute using data from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Crude Oil, Including Lease Condensate - Selected Countries," at www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/oilproduction.html, updated 4 September 2007.

Top Twenty Oil Consuming Countries, 2006
Rank	Country	Consumption
		Million Barrels per Day
1	United States	20.69
2	China	7.27
3	Japan	5.16
4	Russia	2.92
5	Germany	2.66
6	India	2.50
7	Canada	2.24
8	Brazil	2.23
9	South Korea	2.17
10	Saudi Arabia	2.14
11	Mexico	2.00
12	France	1.96
13	United Kingdom	1.83
14	Italy	1.73
15	Iran	1.66
16	Spain	1.59
17	Indonesia	1.22
18	Netherlands	1.01
19	Taiwan	0.95
20	Thailand	0.93
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Total Petroleum Consumption: All Countries, Total OECD, and World Total, Most Recent Annual Estimates, 1980-2006," at www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/oilconsumption.html, updated 6 November 2007.