USGS Release: Venezuela Holds One of the Largest Oil Accumulations (1/22/2010 6:31:58 AM)

USGS Release: Venezuela Holds One of the Largest Oil Accumulations (1/22/2010 6:31:58 AM): "An estimated 513 billion barrels of technically recoverable heavy oil are in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt.

This area contains one of the world's largest recoverable oil accumulations, and this assessment is the first to identify how much is technically recoverable (producible using currently available technology and industry practices)."