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Slide 1: As mentioned in Tour I, North America (including Mexico) produces about 17% of the world's oil and has about 7% of global oil reserves.  But reserves and production have been declining for some time and imports have been rising from the Persian Gulf and other regions.


Credit: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


Created 25 October 1998. Last updated 12 December 1998 .