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Record 1 2001-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
DEF

An oilfield with proven reserves of 30 million to 100 million barrels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
DEF

[...] gisement qui contient au moins 500 millions de barils (75 Mt) de pétrole récupérable, ou son équivalence en gaz naturel.

OBS

À partir de 5 milliards de barils, il devient supergéant. Aux USA, un gisement est géant avec seulement 100 millions de barils, dans le reste du monde, on le qualifie de «major» (large de 50 à 100, medium de 25 à 50).

Spanish

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