Title | The natural wealth of the Soviet union and its exploitation |
Alternative Title | The natural wealth of the Soviet union and its exploitation: an address delivered before the extraordinary session of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet union held in Moscow, June 21 - 27, 1931 |
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Publisher | Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R. |
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Date | 1932 |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | HC335.G82 1932 |
Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b8304510~S5 |
Original Collection | Socialist and Communist Pamphlets |
Digital Collection | Socialist and Communist Pamphlets |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/scpamp |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://libraries.uh.edu/branches/special-collections |
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File Name | index.cpd |
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Transcript | This total resolved itself into the following constituents: Baku region 253.9 million tons Ural-Emba region .... 253.9 Grozny region 99.3 ,, Sakhalin region .... 90.3 „ „ Reserves of 33.8 million tons each are given for the Ukhta, Maikop, Kerch, Ferghana, Kakhetia, and 8.2 million tons for the Tersk Region. We do not know on what data these estimates were based. It is interesting to note, however, that the estimates for Baku and Grozny are fairly close to the figures based on the exploitation of the old oilwells of Baku and Grozny obtained in recent years by applying the method of studying the curve of exploitation. It is also worth while to compare our oil resources with the world's resources. According to estimates submitted to the London Conference, the total world reserves were estimated at 7,696 million tons. The figure of our deposits, 2,882 million, constitutes 37.5 per cent of the world's total. South America comes second with a reserve of 1,230 million tons, or 16 per cent, the U.S.A. is third with a reserve of 930 million tons or 12 per cent, while Persia and Mesopotamia are fourth with a reserve of 765 million tons or 10 per cent. According to Mr. White's estimate, our share of the world's stores is only 9.7 per cent, which relegates us to the third place after South America and the U.S.A. I believe all these estimates are far from the truth, I may even say quite fantastic, because they are far-fetched, or rather, are based on highly problematical data. As we turn to a specification of the nature of the oil deposits of the different regions, we again strike indefinite and contradictory figures. 34 li |