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- Distribution of proved oil reserves - 1986/1996/2006
- Oil proved reserves - 1986/1996/2006
- Oil production by area
- Oil R/P ratios - World
- Oil R/P ratios - by region 2006
- Oil consumption by area
- Regional oil consumption by product group - Light distillates
- Regional oil consumption by product group: Middle distillates
- Regional oil consumption by product group: Fuel oils
- Regional oil consumption by product group: Others
- Distribution of natural gas reserves - 1986/1996/2006
- Natural gas proved reserves: 1986/1996/2006
- Natural gas production by area
- Natural Gas R/P ratios - World
- Natural Gas R/P ratios - By region 2006
- Natural gas consumption by area
- Nuclear energy consumption by area
- Hydroelectricity consumption by area
- Primary energy - World consumption by fuel type
- Spot crude prices: From 1972
- Natural gas prices - From 1984
- Coal prices: from 1987
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Natural Gas R/P ratios - World
This clustered bar chart shows world natural gas R/P (reserve to production) ratios for alternate years from 1982 to 2006. R/P ratios are measured in years.
| Units | 1982 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas: Reserves/Production ratios [3] - Years (from 1980) | Years | |||||||||||||
| World - Gas R/P ratio | Years | 61.8 | 60.7 | 62.8 | 60.4 | 66.1 | 69.3 | 68.8 | 66.4 | 67.3 | 67.1 | 70.4 | 66.2 | 63.3 |
(3) Reserves/Production (R/P) ratio - If the reserves remaining at the end of any year are divided by the production in that year, the result is the length of time that those remaining reserves would last if production were to continue at that rate.
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