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The World’s Largest Oil and Gas Companies

Below is a list of the world’s largest companies by their oil and natural gas reserves. Source: PetroStrategies, Inc.

 
[1] Ranked in order of 2006 worldwide oil equivalent reserves as reported in "OGJ 200/100", Oil & Gas Journal, September 17, 2007.
[2] Information from Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Briefings .
[3] OPEC member

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Statistics

Below are statistics compiled from the Minerals Management Service (06/11/2008) that outline the activity for the 2007-2012 5-year leasing program.
Federal Offshore Leasing
Total US OCS acres: 1,762,510,000
Which is comprised of:
Alaskan OCS acres: 1,084,780,000
Lower 48 OCS acres: 677,730,000
Quantities for the 2007-2012 Leasing Program
Total acres available for lease in [...]

New Gov’t Report Offers Road Map for Energy Relief

According to a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) report, vast untapped oil and natural gas resources exist on public lands in the U.S. These public lands are estimated to contain 31 billion barrels of oil and 231 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, but are are presently closed to energy production.
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