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Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices

  • Written by Amy Myers Jaffe, Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University; Tufts University
Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy pricesA sculpture of a hand holding an oil rig stands outside the headquarters of Venezuela's national oil company. Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images

In the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is taking over Venezuelan oil production.

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