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Note: These data are available in spreadsheet format by clicking the ''Download Series History'' link on the previous page (with drop-down menu bar at top).
 View History:  Annual  
U.S. Crude Oil Reserves New Field Discoveries (Million Barrels)
Decade Year-0 Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Year-6 Year-7 Year-8 Year-9
  1970's 168 267 108
  1980's 143 254 204 105 242 84 48 96 71 112
  1990's 98 97 8 319 64 114 243 637 152 321
  2000's 276 1,407 300 705 33 205 30


Updated on 1/2/2008
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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