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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by mapontosevenths on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:52AM (#46478023)
You may be wrong about the oil industry, Trumps already saying it in between the lies/pretense about drugs.

"Trump says that the US is going to be "strongly involved" in Venezuela's oil industry moving forward." [0]

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by card_zero on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:53AM (#46478819)
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt?post=asset%3Aea9f...

(Permalink, since it's on the second page of the live thread now.)

This live format is kind of irritating. Here's another one:

> He claims the oil business in Venezuela has been a "bust", and that large US companies are going to go into the country to fix the infrastructure and "start making money for the country"

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt?post=asset%3A27af...

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by drtgh on Saturday January 03, 2026 @04:45PM (#46481960)
Certainly I may be wrong. By the moment I just find it hard to believe that Taiwan has been traded for Venezuelan oil.

I mention Taiwan because I think it is the only currency that could make the Chinese government give up those barrels of oil without retaliating.

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by jacquesm on Saturday January 03, 2026 @06:25PM (#46482885)
We'll know soon enough then.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by terminalshort on Saturday January 03, 2026 @07:25PM (#46483385)
China isn't giving up any barrels of oil. It's a global market. If Venezuela is selling 5 million bbl per day to China, and it stops selling to China, someone else will start buying it. Since they are now buying 5 million bbl per day from Venezuela, that means they are buying 5 million bbl / day from their existing suppliers. China will buy that oil.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by drtgh on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:20PM (#46484867)
You should not expect the Chinese government to disregard their fourth biggest oil provider, ignore the refineries' investments in processing that oil, and send them looking for another supplier without them retaliating.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by Loudergood on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:13PM (#46484818)
On the one hand, I agree. On the other hand, I don't think this administration would have bothered to talk to China at all. I don't think they need to.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by mapontosevenths on Sunday January 04, 2026 @10:12AM (#46488701)
You made the mistake of believing that Trump is more than a zero step thinker. Many do.

The fact is, his tactics and plans end where his nose does.

Many of his advisors are capable of planning, but there are times he just doesnt listen to them and lets whatever heavy metals are in the spray tan do all the thinking. See January Sixth for one example that got people killed. See USAID for another.

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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by jopsen on Sunday January 04, 2026 @05:03PM (#46492756)
So much evidence to suggest this.

No reason to think there will be follow up investments or even follow up thoughts.

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