SOS Orinoco report says 26 organized armed groups exert 'hybrid criminal governance' over mining territory in Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro and the Esequibo.

WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because Venezuela is laying claim to the seabed where ExxonMobil is pumping over 650,000 barrels a day, and any move on the disputed zone could freeze Guyana's oil boom and drag in US, UK and Brazilian militaries.

Part of the monitored dynamic Essequibo Dispute · VUCA INDEX 45/100