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”.
Bosses of the biggest US oil firms who attended the meeting acknowledged that Venezuela, sitting on vast energy reserves, represented an enticing opportunity.
But they said significant changes would be needed to make the region an attractive investment. No major financial commitments were immediately forthcoming.
Prices aren’t even that high, crude oil’s price has been on a steady downward March since the high in 2022
But taking Venezuelan oil offline might help bring global prices up, which would help Russia, which doesn’t turn a profit unless prices are high.
Russia also needs Oil to sell which is becoming hard between Ukraine hitting Russian facilities in Russia and now we have confirmation the US is not exempting the Shadow Fleet from having Russian ties