In Venezuela, the immense oil reserves appeal to Trump’s need | EUROtoday

Venezuela has the most important oil reserves on the planet, the equal of 303 billion barrels in 2023, in keeping with the International Energy Agency, however Caracas produces solely 874,000 barrels per day. Heavy or extra-heavy oil from the Orinoco. In the United States, a northern neighbor and the world’s largest oil producer, gentle crude is produced. But the nation has a singular focus on the planet of round ten refineries, primarily positioned across the Gulf of Mexico, specializing exactly within the refining of heavy oil. But this black gold is present in only some international locations: Canada, Venezuela and Russia. And as Donald Trump made the United States power unbiased (with a higher private style for hydrocarbons), getting his arms on Venezuela’s immense reserves of heavy crude represents an accomplishment for the American president.
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