Recoverable Shale Oil Resources of the World*, Table
Table
region recoverable resources**
United States 626
Canada 16
South America (Brazil) 300
Northern and western Europe 2
Italy 13
Estonia 1
Russia 41
Zaire 38
China 10
Australia 17
Other countries 3
Total world 1,067
*Recovery factor = 37.5 percent of estimated in-place resource.
**In billion barrels; figures adapted from
Oil & Gas Journal, U.S. Geological Survey, and American Association of
Petroleum Geologists.