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US sanctions on Venezuelan oil could cut the output of refineries at home

  • Written by Eric Smith, Director of the Energy Institute and Professor of Practice, Tulane University
US sanctions on Venezuelan oil could cut the output of refineries at homeLouisiana's refineries require the kind of oil Venezuela produces to operate properly.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

U.S. sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company, along with some government officials and executives, are intended to put pressure on the government headed by Nicolás Maduro.

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