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The table below shows the estimated oil capacity of six countries, in millions of barrels per day, from 1990 to 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the estimated amount of
oil
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 produced in six
countries
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 between 1990
to
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 2010, measured in millions of
barrels
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 per
day
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.
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,
oil
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production
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 capacity showed an upward trend during
this
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 20-year period. The figures for Saudi Arabia were significantly higher
then
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 other
countries
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,
while
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production
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 was the lowest in Qatar. In detail, from 1990 to 2010, there was a significant increase in
oil
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production
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 in Saudi Arabia. In 1990, just over 8
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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 were produced
and
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this
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 rose steadily, reaching a peak
at
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 over 14
million
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barrels
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 in 2010.
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, the smallest producer was Qatar. Despite a slight increase in 2000,
production
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 in Qatar remained relatively stable at less than 1
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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.
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, the other
countries
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 saw a slight rise in
oil
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production
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 over the period. The estimated figure for Iran in 1990 was over 3
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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, compared to around 2
million
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barrels
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 in the other three
countries
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.
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production
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 in the UAE did not increase in 2000, the amount of
oil
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 produced in the
countries
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 went up gradually to peak in 2010 at over 4
million
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barrels
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 in Iran and at between 3 and 4
million
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barrels
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 in Iraq, Kuwait and the UAE.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words oil, countries, barrels, day, production, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
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