petroleum reserves
Stored crude oil
Petroleum reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil that can be extracted profitably from known underground deposits using existing technology.
Reserves are classified by certainty: proven reserves have a high probability of recovery, while probable and possible reserves carry increasing uncertainty.
Countries and companies report reserves to indicate future production capacity and economic value.
The nation's petroleum reserves could sustain current output for another forty years.
- drilling rigsEquipment for boring wells
- energy securityAssured access to fuel
- offshore platformsMarine drilling installations
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- directional drillingSteering boreholes at angles
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- reservessurplus funds, nature preserve, wildlife refuge, emergency fund, rainy day fund
- Energy Departmentenergy policy, energy research, energy security, national labs, nuclear power
- desert geologyslot canyon, slot canyons, dunes, ergs, mesa
- Southern LandformsAppalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Mississippi Delta, coastal plain, Everglades
- Arctic AlaskaKiana, Arctic Ocean, polar bears, polar bear, caribou
petroleum reservesrenewable energy
Self-replenishing natural power
solar power · wind energy · hydroelectric power · geothermal energy · clean energy
petroleum reservesdry wells
Underground sources without water
peak oil · oil shortage · resource scarcity · energy deficit
petroleum reservesdiesel fuel
Compression-ignition engine petroleum
petrochemicals · jet fuel · gasoline · kerosene · finished products
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