Afghanistan: Oil

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Oil Reserves¹	0 Billion barrels
2002 Oil Production¹	0 Million barrels
2002 Oil Production Value²	$0 Billion
2002 Oil Production as Percentage of GDP³	0.0%
Active Companies³
Countries Oil Exported to⁴

¹ Source: Oil & Gas Journal, December 23rd 2002; pp. 113-115
² Based on average imported refiner acquisition cost, January to October, 2002. Source: Monthly Energy Review, www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/prices.html
³ Source: Energy Information Administration country analysis briefs, www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/
⁴ Source: International Petroleum Encyclopedia. Tulsa, OK: PennWell Publishing Co. (2002), pp. 79-84.