The bar chart shows the estimated
oil
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production
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capacity
, measured in millions of Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
, for six Gulf Use synonyms
countries
(Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Use synonyms
Qatar
, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE) from 1990 to 2010.
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Overall
, Saudi Arabia consistently had the highest Linking Words
oil
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production
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capacity
across all years, Use synonyms
while
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Qatar
's Use synonyms
capacity
remained the lowest. The other four Use synonyms
countries
—Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE—had relatively similar Use synonyms
production
capacities, all showing a steady increase over the period. Notably, Use synonyms
oil
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production
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capacity
grew for all Use synonyms
countries
except Use synonyms
Qatar
, which remained constant throughout the period.
In 1990, Saudi Arabia’s Use synonyms
oil
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production
was just over 8 Use synonyms
million
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barrels
per Use synonyms
day
, rising sharply to more than 14 Use synonyms
million
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barrels
by 2010, making it the largest producer in the region. Use synonyms
In contrast
, Linking Words
Qatar
maintained a stable Use synonyms
production
of just under 1 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
, the lowest among the Use synonyms
countries
.
For the remaining Use synonyms
countries
, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE, Use synonyms
oil
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production
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capacity
ranged between 2 and 3 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
in 1990. By 2010, all of these Use synonyms
countries
had increased their Use synonyms
capacity
to approximately 4 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
barrels
per Use synonyms
day
, showing gradual but steady growth in their Use synonyms
oil
output.Use synonyms
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