USGS estimate
15.3 billion barrels oil
42 tcf gas
ranked 2
nd
as under
explored basin
estimate 117 oil fields
24 elephants
> 100 million barrels
of which 6 are giants
> 500 million barrels
Guyana
Suriname
Venezuela
Guyana
/Suriname
Basin
USGS Predict 24 Oilfields > 100 mm bbls
USGS supports potential of many large reservoirs in this basin