Final EIA figures show US 2007 oil reserves grew 2%

摘要

Proved US oil reserves rose by 345 million bbl, or 2%, during 2007 to 21.32 billion bbl from 20.97 billion bbl at the beginning of the year, reported the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on January 28. EIA said Alaska, Texas, and North Dakota accounted for a majority of the year's new reserves with a combined 605 million bbl of net additions. Eight other states showed relatively small increases while 13 states and the Gulf of Mexico reported declines, it said.