Te lo dico io: lo sta costruendo Borealis, società partecipata dal 67 da Abu Dhabi e al 33 dalla austriaca OMV, ad Anversa, Belgio.
L'ingegneria e il procurement la fa Technimont-Maire, Milano. Tecnologia UOP
Non mi risulta che nessuno ci abbia fatto un comizio sopra invocando Dio, Allah o il Buddha, eppure è un progetto da 1 miliardo di dollari, che anche solo qualche anno fa sarebbe stato inimmaginabile in Europa.
A proposito di riserve, il Venezuela è un boccone che fa gola soprattutto perchè:
1. Venezuela - 300,878 million barrels
With 300,878 million barrels of proven reserves, Venezuela has the largest amount of proven oil reserves in the world. The country's oil is a relatively new discovery. Previously, Saudi Arabia had always held the number one position.
The oil sand deposits in Venezuela are similar to those in Canada. Venezuela also boasts plenty of conventional oil deposits. Venezuela's Orinoco tar sands are significantly less viscous than Canada's, so the oil sands there can be extracted using conventional oil extraction methods, giving it a considerable advantage over the Northern American rival in terms of capital requirements and extractions costs.
Quasi 10 volte tante le riserve degli USA
10. United States - 39,230 million barrels
The oil reserves of the United States (US) soared to new heights in recent years due to increased usage of unconventional drilling methods that enable extraction of more shale oil and gas than was previously possible. As a result of these, especially fracking and horizontal drilling, US reserves surpassed 36,000 million barrels in 2012 for the first time since 1975. Still, proven US oil reserves are but a fraction of the reserves of the global petroleum leaders such as Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.
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