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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Country Notes

The proved recoverable reserves shown above reflect the end-2005 level of 'proven crude reserves' (1 905 million barrels) published by World Oil in September 2006. By way of contrast, Oil & Gas Journal had reported a constant level of 1 506 million barrels of proved oil reserves for over ten years up to and including end-2005, but its most recent assessment gives a figure of
1 600 million for end-2006.

After becoming a significant oil producer in the mid-1970s, Congo (Brazzaville) is now the fourth largest in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of the fields in current production are located in coastal waters. The average quality of oil output has improved over the years, aided by the coming on-stream of Elf's deep-water Nkossa field. The bulk of oil production is exported.