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Robert Patch
Aug 13, 2025
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After the U.S. military removal of Nicolás Maduro, the White House completed a roughly $500 million Venezuelan oil sale and met with major U.S. energy executives to discuss entry into the country’s oil sector. Supporters cite economic opportunity, while critics and industry leaders warn that decades of decline and instability make meaningful investment risky and politically fraught.

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