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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'
1 week ago - US President Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a lukewarm response at the White House as one executive warned the South American country was currently "uninvestable".
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable' : LeopardsAteMyFace
Taking Venezuela’s Oil Isn’t the Win Trump Claims
This guy brags about sexually assaulting women, he doesn't know how to attain anything without force and violence. And all the people who think it's strength are left behind sacks who've never really worked a day in their life. More on reddit.com
Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela
There is a reason why President Trump's methods will never work in America. Take the blanket tariffs as an example. What company is going to spend hundreds of millions or billions of dollars re-shoring factories to the United States when the next president can just wipe out everything Trump does through executive action? Strength in governing in the United States isn't ruling by fiat, it's building consensus, making deals with the other side, and securing majority votes in congress to pass long lasting legislation. More on reddit.com
Trump Says Venezuela to Purchase US Goods With Oil Deal Revenue
How is the continued distribution of goods and services across the population to be managed from an aircraft carrier? If you want to re-engineer governance through a country and have billions invested in complicated infrastructure, that will necessitate a lot of foreign expertise and workers on the ground. There's a lot of talk about revenue 2 years down the track, but who is running the economy today? Are ppl getting paid? Is there law and order, distribution of food, etc? More on reddit.com
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Trump says Venezuela will be 'turning over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to US
Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday: "I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America.
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Trump's “I'll Control the Money” Venezuela Oil Claim
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Trump pitches execs on a Venezuela oil plan that experts say won’t work
1 week ago - Top executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other oil companies are expected to attend Friday’s meeting, according to a White House official. Trump announced his plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry hours after the capture of the country’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro, who faces narcoterrorism and firearms charges in federal court in New York.
TIME
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How Trump’s Venezuela Takeover Could Change the World | TIME
2 weeks ago - Its energy infrastructure has been hampered by years of sanctions, mismanagement, and a lack of investment after Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in the 2000s. Trump promised in his speech on Saturday that American energy companies stand ready to invest “billions and billions of dollars” to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, but experts warn it could take years, if not decades, for them to see returns.
The Guardian
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US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry | Venezuela | The Guardian
2 weeks ago - Venezuela’s vast oil reserves – reputedly the world’s largest – will be modernized and exploited, Trump claimed in interviews and a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate. US oil firms will invest heavily to reconstruct “rotted” infrastructure, ramp up production and sell “large amounts …
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The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil | CNN Business
2 days ago - Additional sales of oil are expected in the coming days and weeks, the official added. In the days since the United States attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this month, President Donald Trump has made it clear that he plans to tap into the country’s vast oil reserves.