oil
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“This oil will be sold at its market price and that money will be controlled by me” to “ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States,” he said.
From MarketWatch
The figure would represent a significant amount of all the oil the country produces annually.
It would take as many as 25 of the largest oil tankers in the world to transport the oil.
The vessel failed to dock in Venezuela and load with oil.
But the not-so-obvious benefit of U.S. involvement in running the country might come from the distinctive ability of American refineries to handle the type of oil that Venezuela claims to have in abundance.
From MarketWatch
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