
The government has estimated that the probable reserve of bitumen in Ondo State is 16 billion barrels. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
Nigerian government has estimated that the probable reserve of bitumen in Ondo State is 16 billion barrels, while that of tar sands and heavy oil is estimated at 42 billion barrels, approximately 120km, the second largest deposit of bitumen in the world