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...and they're much closer to the U. S. than is the Middle East. Please note that the U. S. occupies, threatens, and/or heavily influences nine of the eleven OPEC nations. That's not a mere coincidence. ------------------------------------- NOTES: Source OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2001 ------------------------------------- OPEC Members Listed by Proven Crude Oil Reserves:
1. Saudi Arabia: Under increasing pressure by the U. S. ***Proven crude oil reserves - 262,697,000,000 barrels
2. Iraq: Occupied by the U. S. & UK ***Proven crude oil reserves - 112,500,000,000 barrels
3. Iran: Threatened by the U. S. ***Proven crude oil reserves - 99,080,000,000 barrels
4. United Arab Emirates: Controlled by the U. S. ***Proven crude oil reserves - 97,800,000,000 barrels
5. Kuwait: Controlled by the U. S. ***Proven crude oil reserves - 96,500,000,000 barrels
6. Venezuela: Coup attempts backed by U. S. have failed to date ***Proven crude oil reserves - 77,685,000,000 barrels
7. Libya: Has recently settled with survivors of PanAm 103 ***Proven crude oil reserves - 36,000,000,000 barrels
8. Nigeria: In an area that is becoming increasingly more unstable ***Proven crude oil reserves - 31,506,000,000 barrels
9. Qatar: Controlled by the U. S. ***Proven crude oil reserves - 15,204,000,000 barrels
10. Algeria: ***Proven crude oil reserves - 11,314,000 barrels
11. Indonesia: ***Proven crude oil reserves - 5,123,000,000 barrels
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