EE.UU. asegura que Chevron, Shell y Repsol "elevarán de inmediato" su inversión en Venezuela
El secretario de Energía de Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, aseguró este domingo que las petroleras estadounidenses Chevron y Shell, la española Repsol y la italiana ENI «elevarán de inmediato» su inversión en Venezuela tras su reunión con el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump. EFE «Tuvimos a Chevron, Shell, Repsol y ENI, cuatro de las mayores compañías […]
TL;DR
- Chevron, Shell, Repsol, and ENI are set to immediately increase investments in Venezuela.
- President Trump stated there will be at least $100 billion in private investment for Venezuela's infrastructure.
- Exxon's CEO expressed skepticism, calling Venezuela 'uninvertible', but this was deemed atypical by the U.S. Energy Secretary.
- The U.S. Energy Secretary indicated that "at least a dozen" companies are ready to return to Venezuela.
- Venezuela holds the world's largest oil reserves but has low global production due to obsolete infrastructure and political uncertainty.
- Trump declared a 'national emergency' to protect Venezuela's oil revenue in U.S. Treasury accounts, preventing foreign debt creditors from claiming the funds.
- Venezuela faces numerous international arbitration cases related to oil expropriations since 2000.