Metadata: (WORLD OIL AND GAS FUTURES)
  Identification_Information:
    Citation:
      Citation_Information:
        Originator: USGS; Eastern Energy Team; C. Masters
        Publication_Date: 19980817
        Title:
          World Conventional Crude Oil and Natural Gas: Identified Resources, 
          Undiscovered Resources, and Futures
        Series_Information: 
          Series_Name: USGS, Open-File Report
          Issue_Identification: 98-468
        Publication_Information:
          Publication_Place: Reston, VA
          Publisher: USGS; Eastern Energy Team
    Description: 
      Abstract:
        This data set summarizes, at the petroleum province level, the United 
        States Geological Survey's World Energy Program's 1993 assessment of
        world conventional oil and gas resources.  The data set maps petroleum
        provinces that are referenced by the assessment. 
      Purpose:
        This data set is a result of the United States Geological Survey's
        ongoing objective to provide energy assessments and other information
        to the public and private sectors.  This data set will provide anyone
        with GIS capabilities a spatial representation of the results of the
        1993 World Energy Assessment conducted by the World Energy Program of
        the U.S.G.S..  This data set was used in the production of two map sheets
        that accompany Open-File Report 98-468, "World Conventional Crude 
	  Oil and Natural Gas: Identified Reserves, Undiscovered Resources, and 
        Futures."
    Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 19940101
      Currentness_Reference: ground condition
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
    Spatial_Domain:
      Bounding_Coordinates:
        West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.00
        East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.00
        North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.00
        South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.00
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Theme_Keyword: petroleum
        Theme_Keyword: world petroleum
        Theme_Keyword: petroleum futures
        Theme_Keyword: petroleum resources
        Theme_Keyword: futures
        Theme_Keyword: resources
        Theme_Keyword: energy
        Theme_Keyword: fossil fuel
        Theme_Keyword: petroleum geology
        Theme_Keyword: identified reserves
        Theme_Keyword: world energy
        Theme_Keyword: reserves
        Theme_Keyword: production
        Theme_Keyword: undiscovered resources
        Theme_Keyword: OPEC
        Theme_Keyword: non-OPEC
        Theme_Keyword: oil 
        Theme_Keyword: crude oil
        Theme_Keyword: heavy crude oil
        Theme_Keyword: oil futures
        Theme_Keyword: oil resources
        Theme_Keyword: oil reserves
        Theme_Keyword: oil production
        Theme_Keyword: gas
        Theme_Keyword: natural gas
        Theme_Keyword: gas futures
        Theme_Keyword: gas resources
        Theme_Keyword: gas reserves
        Theme_Keyword: gas production
        Theme_Keyword: basin
        Theme_Keyword: MacKenzie Beaufort Basin
        Theme_Keyword: West Canada Sedimentary Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Tampico Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Reforma Shelf Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Campeche Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Maracaibo Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Falcon Basin
        Theme_Keyword: East Venezuela Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Barinas Apure Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Upper Magdalenas Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Middle Magdalenas Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Llanos Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Putumayo Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Oriente Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Talara Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Maranon Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Huallaga Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Ucayali Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Reconcavo Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Potiguar Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Campos Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Santos Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Tarija Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Neuquen Basin
        Theme_Keyword: San Jorge Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Malvinas Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Magallanes Basin
        Theme_Keyword: West Shetland Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Central North Sea Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Barents (Norwegian) Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Helgeland Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Harstad Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Tromso Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Hammerfest Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Tromso Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Baltic Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Pannonian Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Carpathian Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Adriatic Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Po Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Central Mediterranean Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Triassic Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Ghadames Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Illizi Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Erg Occidental Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Ahnet Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Pelagian Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Hamada Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Sirte Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Suez Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Niger Delta Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Congo Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Barents (Russia) Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Timan Pechora Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Volga Urals Basin
        Theme_Keyword: North Caspian Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Middle Caspian Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Southern Caspian Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Amu Darya Basin
        Theme_Keyword: South Turgay Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Fergana Basin
        Theme_Keyword: West Siberia Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Lena Tunguska Basin
        Theme_Keyword: North Sakhalin Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Songliao Basin
        Theme_Keyword: North China Basin
        Theme_Keyword: East China Sea
        Theme_Keyword: Pearl River Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Sechuan Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Chaidamu Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Tarim Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Zhungaer Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Tulufan Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Cambay Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Bombay Shelf Basin
        Theme_Keyword: North Sumatra Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Central Sumatra Basin
        Theme_Keyword: South Sumatra Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Kalimantan Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Kutei BAsin
        Theme_Keyword: West Natuna Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Irian Jaya Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Salawati Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Malay Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Sarawak Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Baram Delta Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Papuan Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Gulf of Thailand Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Carnarvon North Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Browse Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Bonaparte basin
        Theme_Keyword: Gippsland Basin
        Theme_Keyword: Taranaki Basin
      Place:
        Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
        Place_Keyword: North America
        Place_Keyword: Canada
        Place_Keyword: Mexico
        Place_Keyword: South America
        Place_Keyword: Argentina
        Place_Keyword: Bolivia
        Place_Keyword: Brazil
        Place_Keyword: Chile
        Place_Keyword: Colombia
        Place_Keyword: Ecuador
        Place_Keyword: Peru
        Place_Keyword: Trinidad
        Place_Keyword: Venezuela
        Place_Keyword: Western Europe
        Place_Keyword: Italy
        Place_Keyword: Netherlands
        Place_Keyword: Norway
        Place_Keyword: United Kingdom
        Place_Keyword: Eastern Europe
        Place_Keyword: Romania
        Place_Keyword: F.S.U.
        Place_Keyword: Former Soviet Union
        Place_Keyword: Africa
        Place_Keyword: Algeria
        Place_Keyword: Angola
        Place_Keyword: Chad
        Place_Keyword: Congo
        Place_Keyword: Egypt
        Place_Keyword: Gabon
        Place_Keyword: Libya
        Place_Keyword: Nigeria
        Place_Keyword: Somalia
        Place_Keyword: Sudan
        Place_Keyword: Tunisia
        Place_Keyword: Middle East
        Place_Keyword: Bahrain
        Place_Keyword: Iran
        Place_Keyword: Iraq
        Place_Keyword: Kuwait
        Place_Keyword: Neutral Zone
        Place_Keyword: Oman
        Place_Keyword: Qatar
        Place_Keyword: Saudi Arabia
        Place_Keyword: Syria
        Place_Keyword: U.A.E.
        Place_Keyword: Asia
        Place_Keyword: Oceania
        Place_Keyword: Afghanistan
        Place_Keyword: Australia
        Place_Keyword: Bangladesh
        Place_Keyword: Brunei
        Place_Keyword: China
        Place_Keyword: India
        Place_Keyword: Indonesia
        Place_Keyword: Malaysia
        Place_Keyword: Myanmar
        Place_Keyword: New Zealand
        Place_Keyword: Pakistan
        Place_Keyword: Papua
        Place_Keyword: Thailand
        Place_Keyword: Vietnam
        Place_Keyword: Antarctica
        Place_Keyword: World
    Access_Constraints: None
    Use_Constraints: None
    Point_of_Contact:
      Contact_Information:
        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: Emil Attanasi
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing address
          Address: MS 956 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: Virginia
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6129
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      Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
  Data_Quality_Information:
    Logical_Consistency_Report:
      Topology for this data set was built using the CLEAN command within
      ARC/INFO.  This command eliminates dangling nodes, calculates inter-
      sections of arcs, eliminates redundant arcs, and creates an polygon
      attribute table.
    Completeness_Report:
      (Please refer to the written portion of this publication for more
      information concerning the methodology used by this assessment.)
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          Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S.G.S.
            Publication_Date: 1978
            Title: Map of prospective hydrocarbon provinces of the world:
                   North and South America (Coury)
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          Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S.G.S.
            Publication_Date: 1978
            Title: Map of prospective hydrocarbon provinces of the world:
                   Europe, West Asia, Africa (Coury)
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        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S.G.S.
            Publication_Date: 1978
            Title: Map of prospective hydrocarbon provinces of the world:
                   East Asia, Australia, and the Pacific (Coury)
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        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: DeGolyer and McNaughton
            Publication_Date: 1993
            Title: Twentieth Century Petroleum Statistics 1992
                   (DeGolyer)
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              Calendar_Date: 1992
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        Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA
        Source_Contribution: NA
      Source_Information:
        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S.G.S
            Publication_Date: 1989
            Title: Estimates of Undiscovered Convetional Oil and Gas
                   Resources in the United States (Mast)
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              Calendar_Date: 1989
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          Citation_Information:
            Originator: World Petroleum Congress
            Publication_Date: 1994
            Title: World Petroleum Assessment and Analysis (Masters)
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          Citation_Information:
            Originator: World Petroleum Congress
            Publication_Date: 1992
            Title: World resources of crude oil and natural gas (Masters)
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        Source_Citation:
          Citation_Information:
            Originator: World Petroleum Congress
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            Title: World resources of crude oil, natural gas, natural bitumen,
                   and shale oil (Masters)
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          Citation_Information:
            Originator: World Petroleum Congress
            Publication_Date: 1984
            Title: Distribution and Quantitative Assessment of World
                   Crude Oil Reserves and resources (Masters)
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            Originator: Oil and Gas Journal
            Publication_Date: 1992
            Title: Worldwide look at reserves
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              Calendar_Date: 1992
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          Citation_Information:
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              Calendar_Date: 1993
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            Title: World Energy Supplies 1950-1974
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      Source_Information:
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          Citation_Information:
            Originator: U.S.G.S.
            Publication_Date: 1995
            Title: National Assessment of United States Oil and
                   Gas Resources 
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            Originator: World Oil
            Publication_Date: 1993
            Title: Estimated proved world reserves
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      Source_Information:
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            Title: The Significant Oil and Gas Fields of the 
                   United States (digital data base)
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      Process_Step:
        Process_Description:
          (Please refer to the written portion of this publication for more
          information concerning the methodology used by this assessment.)
        Process_Date: 1995
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    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Geographic:
        Latitude_Resolution: 0.01
        Longitude_Resolution: 0.01
        Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
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        Entity_Type_Label: PETRO_FUTURES.PAT
        Entity_Type_Definition: polygon attribute table for PETRO_FUTURES coverage
        Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
      Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: BASINID
        Attribute_Definition: 
          Unique numerical designator for basin polygon
        Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.G.S.
        Attribute_Domain_Values:
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            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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        Attribute_Label: BASINNAME
        Attribute_Definition: 
          Name of basin, unique textual description of basin.  'Internal'
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        Attribute_Domain_Values:
          Enumerated_Domain:
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            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
              Name of basin, unique textual description of basin.
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        Attribute_Definition: 
          Identified Reserves, Oil
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          Enumerated_Domain:
            Enumerated_Domain_Value: real numbers greater than zero
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
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            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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        Attribute_Domain_Values: real numbers greater than zero
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            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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            Enumerated_Domain_Value: real numbers greater than zero
            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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          Contact_Person: John Tully compiler
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing address
          Address: MS 956 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: Virginia
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6432
    Resource_Description: World Petroleum Futures- Oil and Gas (PETRO_FUTURES)
    Distribution_Liability:
      This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with  
      U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards.  Any use of trade, product, or 
      firm names is for the descriptive purposes only and does not imply 
      endorsement by the U.S. Government.  Also, this map has not been tested for
      adherence to National Map Accuracy Standards.  This map is not an authority
      on political boundaries.
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    Metadata_Date: 19980817
    Metadata_Contact:
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        Contact_Person_Primary:
          Contact_Person: John Tully compiler
          Contact_Organization: USGS, Eastern Energy Team
        Contact_Address:
          Address_Type: mailing address
          Address: MS 956 National Center
          City: Reston
          State_or_Province: Virginia
          Postal_Code: 20192
          Country: USA
        Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6432  
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