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The World's Top Oil Producers, 2006

By Pierre Tristam, About.com

Sep 6 2007

In Millions of Barrels Per Day

Rank Country Production
1 Saudi Arabia 10.72
2 Russia 9.67
3 United States 8.37
4 Iran 4.15
5 China 3.84
6 Mexico 3.71
7 Canada 3.29
8 United Arab Emirates 2.94
9 Venezuela 2.80
10 Norway 2.79
11 Kuwait 2.67
12 Nigeria 2.44
13 Brazil 2.16
14 Algeria 2.12
15 Iraq 2.01
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

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