proved reserve

collocation in English

meaningsofproveandreserve

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prove
verb
uk
/pruːv/us
/pruːv/
to show a particular result after a period ...
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reserve
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɜːv/us
/rɪˈzɝːv/
the habit of not showing your feelings ...
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(Definition ofproveandreservefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Already the 1967 figure of proved reserves, put then at 25 trillion cubic feet, has increased to 29 trillion cubic feet.
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There were 80 years' reserves in 1950; now there are only 30 years' proved reserves.
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We do not assess the proved reserves or anything like that?
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At the end of 2012, the firm reported proved reserves of 4,796 bcfe (billion cubic feet equivalent) of oil and gas combined.
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Proved reserves were estimated at 5.5 trillion cubic meters (tcm).
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Total production of crude oil from 1970 through 2006 was, or roughly five and a half times the decline in proved reserves.
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The 2011 data represent a 39% increase in proved reserves since 2008.
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Proved reserves have a reasonable certainty of being recovered, which means a high degree of confidence that the volumes will be recovered.
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According to some economists, though, the amount of proved reserves inventoried at a time may be considered a poor indicator of the total future supply of a mineral resource.
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Proved reserves amount to 15000000 oilbbl.
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