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World's Largest Oil Producers

World's Largest Oil Producers

Countries with the higest oil production ranked by barrels of oil produced per day

Saudi Arabia 79,650,000 barrels per day (2003 est)

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south, with the Persian Gulf to its northeast and the Red Sea to its west.

Russia 9,475,000 barrels per day (2005 est)

Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia. With an area of 17,075,400 square kilometres, it is the largest country in the world by land mass, covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest country, Canada.

United States 9,150,000 barrels per day (2005 est)

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is a country in North America. A federal republic, the United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.The United States is also in extremely close proximity to Russia via the state of Alaska; separated only by the Bering Strait.

Iran 7,610,000 barrels per day (2005 est)

Throughout history, Iran has been of great geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia. Iran is a member and co-founder of the United Nations, NAM, the OIC, and OPEC.

China 3,504,000 barrels per day (2004 est)

China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia. Due to the stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War following World War II, the word "China" is used today by two de facto separate states: the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China.

European Union 3,424,000 barrels per day (2001 est)

The European Union is an intergovernmental and supranational union of 25 democratic member states. The European Union is the world's largest confederation of independent states, established under that name in 1992 by the Treaty on European Union .

Mexico 3,420,000 barrels per day (2005 est)

The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country located in North America, bordered at the north by the United States, and at the south by Guatemala and Belize, in Central America. It is the northernmost and westernmost country in Latin America, and also the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world.

Norway 3,220,000 barrels per day (2005 est)

Insert non-formatted text here Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia. Norway has a very elongated shape; the country's extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean is home to its famous fjords.

Venezuela 3,081,000 barrels per day (2005 est)

Venezuela is a country on the northern tropical Caribbean coast of South America. Venezuela borders Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and Colombia to the west. North of the Venezuelan coast lie the islands of Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Nigeria 2,451,000 barrels per day (2005 est)

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa and the most populous country on the African continent. Nigeria shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north, and borders the Gulf of Guinea in the south.