nationalization

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When Venezuela booted out American oil companies in a nationalization campaign nearly two decades ago, China stepped in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips will likely be reluctant to re-enter a market where they were previously burned by nationalization.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

The oil major was awarded $10.5 billion plus interest by an international court after the nationalization of Venezuela’s oil industry in 2007.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

In the time of Hafez Assad, Bashar’s father, Syria was a socialist economy, with Soviet-style nationalization and tight regulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

Maybe I could use the fact that Cuba’s labor union was supporting the nationalization of all the private schools to convince Papa that going to the meetings was okay.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez