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Annual Report
2-2-1 OAPEC Members and other Arab Countries
Estimates show that OAPEC members’ gas reserves increased from
52.75 trillion cubic meters in 2011, to more than 53 trillion cubic meters
in 2012. OAPEC members’ natural gas reserves represented 27.6%
of total world reserves in 2012, while the Arab countries together
accounted for about 28.4% of world reserves at the end of 2012.
Figure
(2-9)
shows mainly the real evolution of natural gas reserves at member
countries and OPEC ones as well in the period 2008- 2012.
Figure 2-9
The Evolution of Natural Gas Reserves in OAPEC
and OPEC Member Countries, 2008-2012
(Billion cubic meter at year end)
2-2-2 International Groups and other States:
Natural gas estimates increased in many countries around the
world, available data shows that Iran gas reserves increased from 33
trillion cubic meters in 2011, to 33.6 trillion cubic meters in 2012.
Gas reserves increased also in Norway by 63 billion cubic meters
