Countries by tight oil reserves

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Technically recoverable tight oil resources according to the EIA[1]

Rank | Country/Region | Shale Oil
proven reserves
billion barrels |

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Total |  World | 425 |
1 |  Bahrain[2][3][4] | 80 |
2 |  United States | 78 |
3 |  Russia | 75 |
4 |  China | 32 |
5 |  Argentina | 27 |
6 |  Libya | 26 |
7 |  United Arab Emirates | 22 |
8 |  Australia | 18 |
9 |  Chad | 16 |
10 |  Venezuela | 13 |

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. ^ "Why Bahrain's Huge Oil Discovery Might Not Provide the Windfall It is Hoping for". Forbes.
3. ^ "Bahrain announces huge shale-oil discovery off its coast".
4. ^ "Bahrain Seeks Big Oil's Help to Develop New Shale Discovery". Bloomberg.com. 4 April 2018.

## Sources

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* http://www.dawn.com/news/1220955