Countries by tight oil reserves From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Technically recoverable tight oil resources according to the EIA[1] More information Rank, Country/Region ... RankCountry/RegionShale Oil proven reserves billion barrels Total World425 1 Bahrain[2][3][4]80 2 United States78 3 Russia75 4 China32 5 Argentina27 6 Libya26 7 United Arab Emirates22 8 Australia18 9 Chad16 10 Venezuela13 Close References [1]"U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 15 September 2018. [2]"Why Bahrain's Huge Oil Discovery Might Not Provide the Windfall It is Hoping for". Forbes. [3]"Bahrain announces huge shale-oil discovery off its coast". [4]"Bahrain Seeks Big Oil's Help to Develop New Shale Discovery". Bloomberg.com. 4 April 2018. Sources dawn.com Related Articles