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6 of the Largest Oil Fields in the World Still Waiting to be Developed

Oilprice.com -- For a variety of reasons there still exist many untapped oil fields in the world. Those reasons may be political, technological, geological, or economical; but as time goes on they are being resolved to the extent that some huge fields are now becoming available for exploration and production....

The Santos and Campos Basins in Brazil are estimated to contain 123 billion barrels of crude. They are a hot topic in the world of oil due to their size, and companies such as Chevron are keen to work on them. However their location, miles below the surface of the ocean and trapped beneath layers of salt, makes extracting the oil very difficult.

The Orinoco Belt in Venezuela is estimated to contain 513 billion barrels of oil. However western companies have been pulling out of the region despite

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Submitted Aug 02, 2012 By: leemun

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,811 Points:1,635,270 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 5, 2012 8:33:09 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse lots of koolaid drinker posts, as usual on such subject.
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,134 Points:623,710 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 1:34:05 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
polarbear2 Champion Author Maine Posts:12,258 Points:2,779,635 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 12:04:15 PM Ignore polarbear2 Report Abuse Open you mind Tustindad. Think out of the box instead of taking every study as truth.
nd73 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,085 Points:491,885 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 10:16:39 AM Ignore nd73 Report Abuse Left up to Obama, those fields will never be touched.
TustinDad Champion Author Orange County Posts:4,377 Points:915,435 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 12:23:28 AM Ignore TustinDad Report Abuse HypermilinJeff wrote: "It seems to me we're sucking the Earth dry... when will it run out?" Believe it or not but there are "smart" people here who believe we will never run out since "oil is still being created". Apparently in such quantities that we don't have to worry about it ever running out. That has to be right up there with Intelligent Design, another "neither" phrase just like "Moral Majority".
J4romeo All-Star Author Gary Posts:506 Points:1,219,125 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 12:19:30 AM Ignore J4romeo Report Abuse As price of oil goes up, we here stories like this..:(
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,676 Points:688,925 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 12:15:27 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse If the jerk Obama would let us develope our resources, we would not have to depend on OPEC or any other supplier.
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:6,118 Points:1,136,670 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 12:11:35 AM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Oil is here to stay...
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,934 Points:1,869,200 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 12:05:19 AM Ignore WIPACKERFAN Report Abuse What are we waiting for?
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,214 Points:1,415,830 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:58:48 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Take that peak oil proponents.
GigHarborHound Champion Author Tacoma Posts:2,664 Points:513,265 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:58:32 PM Ignore GigHarborHound Report Abuse OK!!
VanIsleLes All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:898 Points:293,795 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:57:03 PM Ignore VanIsleLes Report Abuse Makes it tricky ...
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,817 Points:663,410 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:56:44 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse No matter where or when the supply of oil comes out of the ground it will go to the highest bidder on the open marketplace and will not bring down the U.S. domestic price of gasoline.
CdnLynx Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,079 Points:537,580 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:55:51 PM Ignore CdnLynx Report Abuse Proves leaving it in the ground only increases oil prices and gasoline future on world markets. Manipulation!
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:17,740 Points:3,518,505 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:54:24 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse The US should be developing more of the oil in its known reserves.
craigsf38 Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,848 Points:1,536,980 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:50:15 PM Ignore craigsf38 Report Abuse Lets go for it NOW
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,260 Points:1,513,605 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:48:45 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse We can develop those after 2100
bigoilscamsus Champion Author Lansing Posts:1,058 Points:48,265 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:48:30 PM Ignore bigoilscamsus Report Abuse Protest high gas prices--any gas over $2.50 per gallon!! picket the 15 highest priced gas stations in your area!!
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,174 Points:1,755,920 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:47:38 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse brazil the new king
chicoCA Champion Author California Posts:2,110 Points:1,800,200 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:45:08 PM Ignore chicoCA Report Abuse okay
oldiesman Champion Author New York Posts:6,556 Points:2,219,640 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:44:31 PM Ignore oldiesman Report Abuse Good for them.
vibdata Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,181 Points:866,235 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:40:17 PM Ignore vibdata Report Abuse I would think they are waiting for higher prices so they could make ridiculous fortunes.
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speedys Champion Author Utah Posts:7,147 Points:2,584,635 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:35:52 PM Ignore speedys Report Abuse We can't refine all the oil we got in storage.
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,342 Points:843,745 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:35:00 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse many ways to fix it but a lot of peace mongers would go beserk
firefly09 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,608 Points:739,130 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:34:33 PM Ignore firefly09 Report Abuse I agree with kelly1016.
kelly1016 Champion Author Victoria Posts:1,953 Points:353,065 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:33:46 PM Ignore kelly1016 Report Abuse More oil everywhere.
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,501 Points:716,760 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:33:42 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse Seems only the Orinoco Belt seems big enough not to be considered "Small Fry". The world uses 80 million barrels a day these days. So what is a billion barrels? 12 1/2 days worth!
paulydel Champion Author Delaware Posts:8,892 Points:858,030 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:32:56 PM Ignore paulydel Report Abuse When the money is right? I think its way past that.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,331 Points:744,635 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:30:18 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse They will develop them when the money is right.
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,436 Points:1,556,195 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:26:10 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse There are some places where drilling should not ever be allowed regardless of how much oil is beneath the surface.
jimedB All-Star Author Riverside Posts:530 Points:87,465 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:24:17 PM Ignore jimedB Report Abuse Lets just hope we don't go to some of the other countries oil fields and get them set up and get kicked out so they can get all the profits without having to spend the start up money.
btsom Sophomore Author Oklahoma City Posts:230 Points:14,610 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:23:33 PM Ignore btsom Report Abuse This would be good news if it can be developed. It would help lower the world price of oil. We still wouldn't have to buy from anyone else if the Obstructionist in Chief would get out of the way. Whether he admits it or not, he and his energy secretary still want gas at $6 to $10 a gallon to force us all into Volts. I guess when we all die from the house fires started by the Volts, that would fix the Social Security and Medi-care problems at the same time. Perhaps Obama is smarter than I thought.
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JettaKnight Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,529 Points:2,124,965 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:12:59 PM Ignore JettaKnight Report Abuse walkingtall Toronto "They're waiting for gas prices to reach 5 dollars a gallon." We've already paid $1.35 per litre. That's over $5 per gallon. Premium sells for $1.38 - $1.40+. When regular get to that range, premium will be closing-in fast on $6.
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5Golfer8 Champion Author Tucson Posts:2,253 Points:324,975 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:10:13 PM Ignore 5Golfer8 Report Abuse I'm sure that Obama will give it too China or some other foreign company.
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,398 Points:1,584,665 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:06:59 PM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse Don't forget the Haifa field offshore in Israel...Bigger that the Saudis...
DandyDapple All-Star Author North Dakota Posts:715 Points:330,170 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:04:27 PM Ignore DandyDapple Report Abuse hmmm
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,915 Points:844,035 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:02:24 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse What else is new???
me2002 All-Star Author Toledo Posts:763 Points:319,205 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:02:04 PM Ignore me2002 Report Abuse Sitting there going to waste.
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bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,431 Points:544,275 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:01:32 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse Until Big Oil needs to develop them, they won't be. [Edited by: bvrbill at 8/2/2012 11:02:56 PM EST]
HypermilinJeff Rookie Author Dallas Posts:64 Points:330,235 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 11:01:12 PM Ignore HypermilinJeff Report Abuse It seems to me we're sucking the Earth dry... when will it run out?
aggietim Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:1,821 Points:715,250 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:56:06 PM Ignore aggietim Report Abuse hmm
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:4,129 Points:1,147,430 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:49:47 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse They're waiting for gas prices to reach 5 dollars a gallon.