map showing natural gas basins in Russia

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Article by: K Davies                                     
Monday 03 Dec 2001
                          
Summary:Russia and FSU countries have 2,000 trillion cubic feet of natural
gas reserves, or 38% of the world\'s total.  This is more than the gas
reserves of the Middle East, which at 1,750 trillion cubic feet, constitute
34% of the world\'s total.  The question is, how will all this gas get to
market?
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/table81.html

Weblink: http://energy.usgs.gov/factsheets/Russia/russia.html

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Article:
Russia\'s petroleum production, combined with proved reserves, place it as
the world\'s largest producer of oil and gas.
http://energy.usgs.gov/factsheets/Russia/russia.html

Russia is large and contains many basins which are significant in terms of
global energy production. In terms of energy resources, less information is
available; however, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists expect Russia
to represent the largest share of the world\'s energy resources. Almost 25
percent of the world\'s energy production from fossil fuels is produced by
Russia, with about one-sixth of the total contributed by oil and gas
production. Despite a very large resource base, production of oil and gas
in Russia has been decreasing during the last several years mainly because
of outdated and aging equipment, lack of investments, and political and
managerial problems. Many Russian basins are considered frontier areas
because of the lack of information from partially-explored areas, and in
some instances, the lack of any exploration. The technical infrastructure
of the Russian scientific community is rapidly advancing with the use of
U.S. techniques and methods...

[Map showing the locations of basins in the former Soviet Union]