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Oil markets and Venezuela: A saga of supply, sanctions and security

Image of President Trump, and (L-R) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor military operations in Venezuela.
(L-r) Pete Hesgeth, John Ratcliffe and Marco Rubio with President Donald Trup. Photo: Molly Riley/The White House via Getty Images

Julie DiMauro

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It will take expertise, commitment and a lot of money to make Venezuela an attractive place to do business in. A determined US president says it will happen.

The United States’ recent actions in Venezuela pose a series of risks in terms of supply chains, oil and gas-based investments, and geopolitics, plus considerable questions of governance and security for the businesses being asked to expand or return to operations there.

We can only scratch the surface here, and

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