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Survey of Energy Resources 2007

Natural Bitumen and Extra-Heavy Oil Country Notes

Uzbekistan

Little is known about the eight natural bitumen occurrences in Uzbekistan except that six occur in the Fergana Basin and two are located in the Amu-Darya Basin. The single occurrence of extra-heavy oil is reported as part of the Khaudag deposit in the Amu-Darya Basin (S.I. Goldberg, written communication). Its size is unknown.