World U.S. pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts January 5, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com In the 2000s, Venezuela expropriated the assets of some international oil companies that declined to give the state-run oil company PDVSA increased operational control, as demanded by late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Related posts: Xi to meet Canadian, Japanese leaders after Trump trade truce China issues death sentences to 5 members of Myanmar gang Russian attacks kill three as diplomatic efforts to end Ukraine war gain momentum Trump’s Pentagon chief under fire as scandals mount
