Crude oil reserves in OPEC countries 2012-2023
Venezuela is the OPEC member state with the largest crude oil reserves. In 2023, the South American country had an estimated reserve of some 303 billion barrels. In that same year, theĀ average annual OPEC crude oil price was some 83 U.S. dollars per barrel. OPEC stands for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and was established in Iraq in 1960.