Table 1. Oil and Gas in the South China Sea Region
Proven Oil Reserves (Billion Barrels) 
Proven Gas Reserves (Trillion Cubic Feet)
Oil Production (Barrels/Day) 
Gas Production (Billion Cubic Feet) 
Brunei
1.35
14.1 
145,000
340
Cambodia
0
0
0
0
China*
1 (est.)
3.5
290,000
141
Indonesia*
0.2
29.7
46,000
0
Malaysia
3.9
79.8
645,000
1,300
Philippines
0.2
2.7
<1,000
0
Singapore
0
0
0
0
Taiwan
<0.01
2.7
<1,000
30
Thailand
0.3
7.0
59,000
482
Vietnam
0.6
6.0
180,000
30
TOTAL
7.5 (est.)
145.5
1,367,000
2323
*Only the regions near the South China Sea are included
Proved reserves as of 1/1/98; 1997 production (except Indonesia, where data is as of 1996). There are no proved reserves for the Spratly and Paracel Islands
Source: "South China Sea Region," United States Energy Information Administration, Country Analysis Briefs, August 1998

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