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Oil Reserves1 0.56 Billion barrels
2002 Oil Production1 76.65 Million barrels
2002 Oil Production Value2 $1.786 Billion
2002 Oil Production as Percentage of GDP3 14.29%
Companies Actively Pumping3 Talisman Energy(Canada); Arakis Energy (Canada); Petronas (Malaysia); Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)

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/

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