This statistic illustrates the technically recoverable tight oil reserves worldwide as of 2016, in billion barrels. At that time, Canada, which is a current producer of unconventional gas, had technically recoverable tight oil reserves amounting to some nine billion barrels.
Technically recoverable tight oil reserves worldwide as of 2016, by country
(in billion barrels of oil)
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Technically recoverable reserves in billion barrels
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World Energy Council. (October 3, 2016). Technically recoverable tight oil reserves worldwide as of 2016, by country (in billion barrels of oil) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698506/global-technically-recoverable-tight-oil-reserves-by-country/
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World Energy Council. (2016). Technically recoverable tight oil reserves worldwide as of 2016, by country (in billion barrels of oil) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698506/global-technically-recoverable-tight-oil-reserves-by-country/
World Energy Council. "Technically Recoverable Tight Oil Reserves Worldwide as of 2016, by Country (in Billion Barrels of Oil) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698506/global-technically-recoverable-tight-oil-reserves-by-country/
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