US says it will control Venezuelan oil sales ‘indefinitely’, raising questions about what revenues Caracas might get.

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As the fallout from the United States’ abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro continues to unfold, an immediate question is how his ouster will impact Venezuela’s economy.

A lot will depend on any relief in US sanctions on Venezuela, relations between Maduro’s replacement and the US, and, perhaps most crucially of all, what happens to revenues from Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, according to analysts.