THE PETROLEUM DATASET: COUNTRY PROFILES

The document provides a comprehensive dataset of country profiles detailing the history of petroleum exploration, first discovery dates, first production years, and the geographic distribution of oil and gas reserves across numerous nations globally, with data current up to 2004.

• The document provides a global inventory of petroleum data, including specific metrics for oil and gas production and reserves for a wide array of countries. For example, as of 1999, Russia's oil production was 304.8 million tonnes and its gas production was 589.7 billion cubic meters.
• Many countries have a long history of hydrocarbon discovery that predates modern industrial production. Azerbaijan's oil seeps were noted by Marco Polo as early as the 13th century, and Russia's first oil discovery was recorded in 1595 in the Timan-Pechora Basin.
• The document identifies specific geographic basins as the primary hubs for hydrocarbon occurrences. In the United States, key onshore areas include the Eastern Interior, Mid-Continent, West Texas, eastern New Mexico, and the Gulf of Mexico, while offshore areas are concentrated in the Beaufort Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
• Several nations are identified as having significant reserves but no reported commercial production as of the data collection period. Examples include Eritrea, where exploration in the Red Sea Basin was unsuccessful, and Somalia, where political unrest suspended exploration despite reported potential.
• The profiles highlight the transition from onshore to offshore production in various regions. In Australia, by 1990, over 90% of all hydrocarbon production was derived from offshore fields.
• The dataset records the impact of geopolitical events on petroleum production. In Iraq, oil production was interrupted by the Gulf War in 1990/91, and the country only returned to pre-war production levels in 1999.

APA

Thieme, N., Lujala, P., & Rød, J. K. (2007). THE PETROLEUM DATASET: COUNTRY PROFILES. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/96965be3-51ec-4b8c-8c50-10b503b6001c/PETRODATA v12 Country Profiles.pdf?inline=true

Chicago

Thieme, Nadja, Päivi Lujala, and Jan Ketil Rød. THE PETROLEUM DATASET: COUNTRY PROFILES. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2007. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/96965be3-51ec-4b8c-8c50-10b503b6001c/PETRODATA v12 Country Profiles.pdf?inline=true.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{thieme2007petroleum, author = {Thieme, Nadja and Lujala, Päivi and Rød, Jan Ketil}, title = {{THE PETROLEUM DATASET: COUNTRY PROFILES}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2007}, month = sep, url = {https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/96965be3-51ec-4b8c-8c50-10b503b6001c/PETRODATA v12 Country Profiles.pdf?inline=true}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }