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progressed. Today the top three oil producing countries are Saudi Arabia, Russia,
and the United States (fig.1.1).
Figure 1.1 – Today’s top 3 oil producing countries
Approximately 80% of the world's readily accessible reserves are located in
the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar and Kuwait)
(fig. 1.2).
Figure 1.2 – Map of Middle East
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