🛢️ Venezuela. Sanctions. Corporate reality check.
Donald Trump’s bold attempt to drag U.S. oil giants into Venezuela’s oil bonanza has hit a brick wall. What was sold as a “historic energy comeback”… is turning into a geopolitical embarrassment. �
Reuters +1
Here’s the brutal breakdown 👇
💥 1) Trump promised billions and guarantees
He invited top oil executives to the White House, promising them safety and profit in Venezuela after the U.S. ousted Nicolás Maduro. �
Al Jazeera
😬 2) Big Oil executives weren’t impressed
ExxonMobil’s CEO bluntly called Venezuela “uninvestable” without major legal and structural reforms, leaving Trump visibly annoyed. �
AP News
😶 3) Silence. Awkwardness. Reality bites.
Rather than cheering the deal, industry leaders raised red flags about security, sanctions, and how the U.S. itself is the obstacle to investment. �
Reuters
👉 ExxonMobil may even be shut out entirely because of its skeptical response — Trump is “inclined” to exclude them from any future Venezuela oil deals. �
AP News
So what’s the real problem? 🤔
🔹 US sanctions are the biggest blocker
Oil companies are legitimately cautious — they don’t want big legal battles and billions lost like last time they operated there. �
Reuters
🔹 The oil is heavy & hard to sell
Venezuelan crude isn’t light and sweet — it’s heavy and traditionally sold to eastern markets like China and India. Trump wants to reroute it away from China & Russia, but there’s no real market.
🔹 Only Chevron is playing ball
Chevron might get an expanded licence to operate — but with limits. They’re basically the only U.S. company still active, and even that deal is cautious. �
Reuters
📉 In short:
Trump’s hype about billions in U.S. oil investment is clashing with cold hard commercial reality. Sanctions, legal fears, and doubts about Venezuela’s oil infrastructure have left the plan teetering. �
Reuters
⚠️ Geopolitics, not profit, driving this plan
Washington’s attempt to block China and Russia from Venezuelan oil — without giving companies a workable market — means investors aren’t biting. So far it’s isolation, not integration. �
Reuters
📊 Markets are watching.
Volatility ahead? Very likely. Energy markets hate uncertainty — and this failed push adds more of it. 🔥
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