Bitumen (Tar Sands)

Energybitumen1 deposit(s)

UNVERIFIED: Claims of "second largest after Canada" (38-42B bbl) lack independent verification. NO COMMERCIAL EXTRACTION in 120+ years despite discovery in 1900s. Community opposition, environmental concerns, and economic viability questions persist. Multiple failed development attempts. May never be commercially viable at current oil prices.

Ondo-Ogun Bitumen Belt

Ondo, Ogun, Lagos, Edo

exploration
Grade: 12 %saturation - Porosity ~30%, oil saturation ~12%. Lower clay than Athabasca (Canada).
Security:1/5Regulatory:3/5Environmental:4/5
Inferred42.00B bbl(in-place)

📊Data Quality

Quality Tier:inferred
Confidence:40%
As of:2022-12-31

Warnings

⚠️Inferred estimate with low geological certainty. Confidence capped at 60%.
⚠️Low effective confidence: 40%

Sources

  • Nigeria Bitumen Exploration Report
    Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, 2022
  • Textural Characteristics of Nigerian Tar Sands
    Sedimentary Geology Journal, 2020
Base Case

Basis: in-place (applied)

= 45.0%

Gross Value

$220.50Bmodeled

State Value

$99.22Bmodeled
Conservative

Basis: in-place (applied)

= 45.0%

Gross Value

$126.00Bmodeled

State Value

$56.70Bmodeled
Optimistic

Basis: in-place (applied)

= 45.0%

Gross Value

$420.00Bmodeled

State Value

$189.00Bmodeled
Notes: 38-42 billion barrels bitumen/heavy oil. Nigeria ranks 6th globally.