2. World oil reserves most likely total somewhat over a trillion barrels. (dark portion = country in the bracket) Show that a world oil reserve of 1 trillion barrels contains roughly 6000 EJ. (EJ = 1018 J) Oil reserves (billion barrels) 800 700- 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 North America (United States) Central and South America (Venezuela) Western Europe (1 barrel 140 kilograms) (Norway) (Russia) Eastern Europe Africa (Libya) Asia and Oceania (China) Middle East (Saudi Arabia) North America with tar sands (Canada)

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2. World oil reserves most likely total somewhat over a trillion barrels. (dark portion = country in the bracket)
Show that a world oil reserve of 1 trillion barrels contains roughly 6000 EJ. (EJ = 1018 J)
Oil reserves (billion barrels)
800
700-
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
North America
(United States)
Central and South
America (Venezuela)
Western Europe
(1 barrel 140 kilograms)
(Norway)
(Russia)
Eastern Europe
Africa (Libya)
Asia and Oceania
(China)
Middle East
(Saudi Arabia)
North America with
tar sands (Canada)
Transcribed Image Text:2. World oil reserves most likely total somewhat over a trillion barrels. (dark portion = country in the bracket) Show that a world oil reserve of 1 trillion barrels contains roughly 6000 EJ. (EJ = 1018 J) Oil reserves (billion barrels) 800 700- 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 North America (United States) Central and South America (Venezuela) Western Europe (1 barrel 140 kilograms) (Norway) (Russia) Eastern Europe Africa (Libya) Asia and Oceania (China) Middle East (Saudi Arabia) North America with tar sands (Canada)
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