page_title: Oil reserves in the United States
hierarchical_section_title: Oil reserves in the United States
caption_attribution_description: English: Although US proved oil reserves grew by 5.84 billion barrels in 2011, only 8 percent of the increase was due to new field discoveries (US EIA)
context_page_description: Proven oil reserves in the United States were 43.8 billion barrels of crude oil as of the end of 2018, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The 2018 reserves represent the largest US proven reserves since 1972. The Energy Information Administration estimates US undiscovered, technically recoverable oil resources to be an additional 198 billion barrels.
context_section_description: Proven oil reserves in the United States were 43.8 billion barrels (6.96×10⁹ m³) of crude oil as of the end of 2018, excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The 2018 reserves represent the largest US proven reserves since 1972. The Energy Information Administration estimates US undiscovered, technically recoverable oil resources to be an additional 198 billion barrels.
caption: Although the US proved oil reserves grew by 3.8 billion barrels in 2011, even after deducting 2.07 billion barrels of production, only 8% of the 5.84 billion barrels of the newly booked oil was due to new field discoveries (US EIA)
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