Trump's Venezuela Oil Plan: US Companies Hesitant Despite Massive Reserves
The Trump ReportJanuary 4, 202610 min48,453 views
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- 🌍 Venezuela possesses the world's largest oil reserves, estimated at around 300 billion barrels, surpassing Saudi Arabia and the US combined.
- 📉 Despite these massive reserves, current production is only about 1 million barrels per day, a mere 0.8% of global supply.
- 🛢️ The crude oil in Venezuela is heavy crude, which is more difficult and costly to extract but in high demand by US refineries configured to process it.
Trump's Proposed Intervention
- 🇺🇸 President Trump has indicated a plan to fix Venezuela's oil infrastructure, involving large US oil companies investing billions.
- 💰 The stated goal is to increase production and generate revenue for Venezuela, while also benefiting US companies.
- 🗣️ Trump claimed Venezuela had
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