minimal or substantial?Are there oil reserves in Alaska?
Yes.
Wiki says: ';In 1998, the USGS estimated that between 5.7 and 16.0 billion barrels.'; are in the ANWR. ';In 2007, the United States consumed 20.68 m bbls of petroleum products per day. It produced roughly 5 million barrels per day (790,000 m³/d) of crude oil, and imported 10 million barrels per day (1,600,000 m³/d) of crude and 3.5 million barrels per day (560,000 m³/d) of petroleum products.[27]';
My math says 11 billion barrels (average 5.7 and 16) divided by 21 million barrels per day is enough for 1.5 years.
But they aren't worth drilling for.Are there oil reserves in Alaska?
Substantial reserve on the North Slope. Something like 600 billion barrels. Or 80 years worth at current consumption.
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