The Middle East region's proven natural gas reserves were estimated at 2,835.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) at end-2013, equivalent to 43.2% of the world's natural gas reserves. Iran held the region's largest proven natural gas reserves with 1,192.9 tcf, or 42.1% of the region's total reserves. It was followed by Qatar with 871.5 tcf, equivalent to 30.7% of the region's total, Saudi Arabia with 290.8 tcf (10.3%), the UAE with 215.1 tcf (7.6%), Iraq with 126.7 tcf (4.5%) and Kuwait with 63 tcf (2.2%).
BP, Byblos Research
27 June
Middle East accounts for 43% of world's proven natural gas reserves
BP, Byblos Research
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