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
“The conversation about nationalization, I think, is dependent on getting in the relatively short term some body of rights: 14, 15, 16, 17 clubs, and you’d start down the path from there,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
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
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The Red Umbrella
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Chinese History - Middle School and High School
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