Roumania’s Crude Oil Production During the Past Fifty Years

Roumania’s crude oil production for the past fifty years is given in the following table in barrels of 42 gallons (seven to the ton). The officially recorded output goes back as far as 1857, when the twelve months’ yield was just under 2,000 barrels. During 1861, the production passed the 10,000 barrel mark for the first time, and six years later reached 50,000 barrels for the year. The figures are as under—

Year.Barrels.
186855,369
186958,533
187083,765
187190,030
187291,251
1873104,036
1874103,177
1875108,569
1876111,314
1877108,599
1878109,300
1879110,007
1880114,321
1881121,511
1882136,610
1883139,486
1884210,667
1885193,411
1886168,606
1887181,907
1888218,576
1889297,666
1890383,227
1891488,201
1892593,175
1893535,655
1894507,255
1895575,200
1896543,348
1897570,886
1898776,238
18991,425,777
19001,628,535
19011,678,320
19022,059,935
19032,763,117
19043,599,026
19054,420,987
19066,378,184
19078,118,207
19088,252,157
19099,327,278
19109,723,806
191111,107,450
191212,976,232
191313,554,768
191412,826,578
191512,029,913
191610,298,208
19172,681,870