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In reply to the discussion: Trump 'inclined' to keep Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO calls it 'uninvestable' [View all]Ray Bruns
(5,999 posts)25. Ahhhh! Some good old fashioned extortion.
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Trump 'inclined' to keep Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO calls it 'uninvestable' [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Monday
OP
In my opinion, they see trump lining up with the regime responsible for destroying Venezuela.
Escurumbele
Monday
#17
They don't want it. So he's threatening to block them from something they don't want
IronLionZion
Monday
#7
Trump is a lame-duck president. All his policies could be reversed with a Democratic president elected in 2028.
Lonestarblue
Monday
#16
"But they're playing it out just in case sane people intercede and make it a moot issue."
BumRushDaShow
Monday
#19
I remember reading once a while back that the oil companies had agreed that the per barrel price...
littlemissmartypants
Monday
#21
The Dallas Federal Reserve does an annual survey to the oil producers asking about what their "breakeven" price is
BumRushDaShow
Monday
#28
Venezuelan oil needs a very certain type of refinery and Exxon doesn't have those refineries....
Botany
Monday
#22
You mean the refineries on the Gulf Coast that are already set up for Venezuelan oil?
Botany
Monday
#41
The Republican/Rich shits along with various corps, thugs, crypto scammers, and ? have taken corruption to ...
Botany
Monday
#43
Great protest sign, 70sEraVet. There are shops on Etsy that can do that shirt for you. ❤️
littlemissmartypants
Monday
#33
The numbers I just looked at, that BRDS shared, support that notion.
littlemissmartypants
Monday
#34