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33. They do not.

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 07:27 PM

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Chevron must get US permission to pump the good oil..

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-granted-restricted-us-license-operate-venezuela-sources-say-2025-07-30/
No money from oil proceeds can be transferred to Maduro's gvmt WTF????

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/venezuela-has-the-worlds-most-oil-why-doesnt-it-earn-more-from-exports

Chevron is on the West where the good petroleum is for cars,

The Orinoco Belt is filthy bad oil and PDVSA has that under its belt.

Lies about Nationalization occurred during the presidency of Carlos Andres Perez where oil companies had their NAMES nationalized such as Maraven, Petroven etc.

When Venezuela wanted to use "its" good oil and charge more than a few pennies on the barrel to rebuild the country, the USA bawked like an Imperialist vulture.

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