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Posted on 12/30/2025 4:50:40 PM PST by delta7
Oil Reserves by Country 2025
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Venezuela Flag Venezuela 303.2B Saudi Arabia Flag Saudi Arabia 267.2B Iran Flag Iran 208.6B Iraq Flag Iraq 145B United Arab Emirates Flag United Arab Emirates 113B Kuwait Flag Kuwait 101.5B Russia Flag Russia 80B Libya Flag Libya 48.4B United States Flag United States 45B
The United States is the world’s foremost producer of oil, as well as the world’s largest consumer of oil, which makes it necessary for the U.S. to import additional oil from dozens of other oil-producing countries. Despite its world-leading oil production, the United States is only 9th in the world in terms of available oil reserves:
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“1. Coal does not grow food from the ground, nor carry it to shelves.“
Weren’t they making gasoline or diesel from coal back during WWll?
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Yes.
Tiny scale. We consume 19 million barrels of oil per day. There is no CTL (coal to liquid) process that gets anywhere near that.
If we looked in the vast protected lands of Alaska and all over the USA, bet we find huge reserves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orinoco_Belt
https://www.boell.de/sites/default/files/uploads/2012/10/venezuela-orinoco.pdf
The world has had 20 years of reserves for the last 100 years.
Coal can be turned into gasoline.
Very little electricity is producing using petroleum.
Coal gasification could be set up fairly quickly.
The largest such conversion ever done anywhere is in North Dakota right now. Coal to gas as a synfuels effort.
Output appears to be about 1 billion cubic meters per year. US gas consumption about 900 cubic meters per year.
Not that this really is relevant to moving food from farms to shelves or seeds into the ground with tractors and trucks that require diesel.
The definition of “proved” reserve is an SEC pseudoscientific definition used in public reports and banking regs.
It’s doesn’t mean “we know there is oil there”. It means “we know there is oil there recoverable at X price and within 5 years where there are actual plans to go get it.” (Nor exactly, but close enough for our purposes here.
The USA has a ridiculous amount of oil we know is there, much of which is not economical at $70 oil. When you go up to $140 oil (which can happen), we’re a massive producer.
The US may only have 45 billion barrels in reserve but has “technically recoverable” oil reserves of 1.6 trillion barrels. It is estimated the US actually has over 2 trillion barrels of oil but some of that is not recoverable.
In addition to that, the US has hundreds of years’ worth of coal.
I forgot to add the US has 2400 trillion cubic feet of natural gas - or enough to last 100 years at current rates.
Note that like oil, more natural gas gets discovered all the time so that figure increases.
Between oil, gas and coal, the US has enough energy to last for hundreds of years.
When will Trump re-fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserves that Democrats emptied?
When will Trump re-fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserves that Democrats emptied?
“Status of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Refill
Recent Actions
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded contracts to acquire approximately one million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Deliveries are scheduled to begin in December 2025 and continue through January 2026.
Current Inventory
As of late 2025, the SPR holds just over 400 million barrels, with a total capacity of approximately 700 million barrels.
The reserve was significantly depleted due to a 180-million-barrel drawdown in 2022 under the previous administration.
Administration’s Commitment
President Trump has pledged to refill the SPR, emphasizing the importance of energy security.
The administration is gradually working to restore the reserve to its full capacity, which involves both purchasing oil and addressing maintenance issues at the storage facilities.
Challenges
The SPR has faced structural damage due to previous drawdowns, requiring repairs that could cost over $100 million.
The process of refilling the reserve is complex and will take time, as it involves both acquiring oil and ensuring the infrastructure is sound.
In summary, while steps are being taken to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the process is ongoing and faces several challenges.
In short, senile Joe’s draining damaged the storage caverns.
I will note, the U.S. will not/ can not go to war with anyone if our Strategic Reserve storage facilities are not refilled. He plans to refill them, but in reality we may lose a lot of capacity due to storage problems.
Thanks Joe!
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