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Proven gas reserves are reservoirs from which workers can easily extract natural gas. The amount of natural gas in a proven reserve is based on an assessment of the geology and current or estimated production of natural gas. Natural gas reserves are unequally distributed around the world because specific conditions for hydrocarbon formation were favorable at those locations millions of years ago. Arrange the world regions in order from most to least proven natural gas reserves.

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Iran, Russia, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Qatar, U. S, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela, Nigeria, Algeria, Australia, Iraq, China, Indonesia and Norway.

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Iran is the largest producer of proven natural gas in the world followed by Russia, Qatar, Turkmenistan, Qatar, U. S, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela, Nigeria, Algeria, Australia, Iraq, China, Indonesia and Norway. These countries have the highest reserves of proven natural gas in the world as compared to other regions in the world because these regions have favorable conditions for hydrocarbon formation millions of years ago.

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