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15 comments on What the hell are oil reserves anyhow?

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Bubba on November 13, 2005 - 9:45pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
The SEC uses the term "proved".  I don't know if Yergin et. al. is trying to make some subtle distinction between what the SEC definitions are and what other entities consider to be "proven".
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step back on November 13, 2005 - 10:16pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Thanks,
According to one dictionary, proven and proved are basicaly equivalent:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=proved

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