Picture is as murky as a barrel of oil, with US companies in 2026 expecting their first production drop in four years

US faces big challenges in trying to unlock ‘tremendous wealth’ from Venezuela’s long-neglected oil industry

Picture is as murky as a barrel of oil, with US companies in 2026 expecting their first production drop in four years

It may well be safer, easier and cheaper for US companies to procure whatever oil the US economy needs at home