Venezuela contains some of the largest oil and natural gas reserves in the world. It consistently ranks as one of the top suppliers of U.S. oil imports, and top ten oil producers in the world
Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture. Coffee is a major export crop. However, in the next years Ethopia can become an influential player on the global oil market. A research document by the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) claims that Ethiopia has 3.89 billion tons of oil in Tigray province.
Niger has been in the focus of international mining companies for decades: it is the world's third to fifth-ranking producer of uranium (According to World Nuclear Association).