Texas houses far more proved crude oil reserves than any other U.S. state. As of 2022, there was over 20.3 billion barrels of crude oil reserves in Texas; the largest sources being the Eagle Ford and Permian basin. Alaska is the fourth-most oil rich U.S. state, with more federal land having been made available for oil drilling by the outgoing U.S. government in 2022. Alaska's proved reserves amount to almost 3.4 billion barrels.
Proved reserves of crude oil in the United States as of 2022, by state
(in million barrels)
*Includes Federal offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
Not all U.S. states with proved crude oil reserves have been listed in this statistic; only states with more than 200 million barrels of crude oil reserves are shown.
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