The world’s 1.635 trillion barrels of proved oil reserves are not evenly distributed among the globe’s 216 nations. Just three — Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Canada — account for nearly a third of the total.There are far more countries with no or very little oil than those countries with deposits that can be developed and used internally or exported. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), of the world’s 216 nations only 99 have any oil reserves at all. And only about 40 nations have proved reserves totaling more than a tiny 1 billion barrels.Global consumption of crude oil grew from around 83.2 million barrels a day to 90.4 million in the 10-years from 2004 to 2013, according to the EIA. With the exceptions of 2008 and 2009, when the global financial crisis stifled economic growth in much of the world, oil consumption has been rising, but about […]