What are the implications of the US-Venezuela oil deal?
Inside Story Opposition in Venezuela as interim leader insists the deal with Washington will help with the country’s recovery. A new deal between Caracas and Washington would give US companies access to more than a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.
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Inside Story Opposition in Venezuela as interim leader insists the deal with Washington will help with the country’s recovery. A new deal between Caracas and Washington would give US companies access to more than a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.
But there’s opposition in Venezuela, as well as debate about whether the plan is legal. What could the agreement mean? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Jose Chalhoub – political risk and oil analyst Cornelia Meyer – commodity specialist and CEO of Meyer Resources Francisco Rodriguez – senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research at the University of Denver, former head of the Economic and Financial Advisory of the Venezuelan National Assembly
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Original source: Al Jazeera