Energy Data Report: World Crude Oil Production Annual 1978

摘要

World crude oil production in 1978 totaled 22,158 million barrels, an increase of 258 million barrels above the 1977 level. Western Hemisphere production amounted to 5,396 million barrels, compared with 5,139 million barrels in 1977. The 257-million-barrel increase is attributed principally to the United States' North Slope of Alaska, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru. Eastern Hemisphere crude oil production increased slightly, by 590,000 barrels. Largest decreases were in the Middle East and Africa; however, Norway, United Kingdom, Brunei, Malaysia, People's Republic of China and the USSR reported increases in production. Countries that produced more than a billion barrels of crude oil in 1978 ranked as follows: USSR, United States, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. All 1978 figures in this table are preliminary and subject to change. (ERA citation 05:033265)