Minerals Report - International Seabed Authority

Table 2 : Offshore (deepwater) initial recoverable hydrocarbon resource distribution
by region
Oceans, regions
North America
Latin America
West Europe
Africa
Middle East
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Far East
Australia & Oceania
TOTAL:
Total, Gtoe
10.5
26.7
9.4
25.8
0.9
8.7
6
3
7.8
98.8
Oil and
condensate,
Gt
4.5
11.4
2.3
9.5
0.4
2.2
2.3
1.3
2
Non-associated and
solution gas, Tm 3
The bulk of oil (70%) and gas (60%) resources are concentrated in
the Atlantic Ocean and are mostly confined to three petroleum basin
groups, cratonic, pericontinental on passive margins, and pericontinental
on active margins.
The Pacific Ocean (mostly basins in foldbelts, foredeeps, and on
pericontinental active margins) accounts for 16% oil and 17%, gas
resources.
About 14% oil and 22% gas resources of the deep-sea areas of the
world are concentrated in the Indian Ocean, predominantly in foredeeps
and on pericontinental passive margins.
35.9
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6
15.3
7.1
16.3
0.5
6.5
3.7
1.7
5.8
62.9