Suriname’s Oil Dreams Collide With Geological Reality

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Suriname's oil dreams are being hindered by geological reality, as the country's offshore basin is not delivering the expected oil boom, contrasting with neighboring Guyana's success.

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Suriname’s government, in the capital Paramaribo, has been hungrily eyeing neighboring Guyana’s massive world-class oil boom since before the 2020 pandemic. Both impoverished South American nations of less than one million share the Guyana Suriname Basin. The offshore basin is delivering an oil boom that is exceeding all expectations, making Guyana, based on GDP per capita, one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Suriname, which is one of South America’s poorest countries and is experiencing a deep, long-running economic crisis,…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 3, 2026.
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