Saturday, January 10, 2026

ExxonMobil CEO on Venezuela: 'It's Uninvestable.'

At a White House meeting of petroleum industry executives, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods told Donald Trump that Venezuela is "uninvestable" after he was asked how long it would take his multibillion dollar corporation to restart operations there.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 08:33 PM | 21 COMMENTS | permalink

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Venezuela is 'uninvestible' for now, Exxon CEO tells Trump in White House meeting

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-- Politico (@politico.com) Jan 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM

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ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods advised that "significant changes have to be made to those commercial frameworks, the legal system; there has to be durable investment protections," and there needs to be a rewrite of the laws governing oil production in Venezuela.

The oil industry oligarch warned that he would only commit to sending a technical team to Venezuela in the near future to begin assessing the situation there.

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"ExxonMobil's most recent financial data shows the company generated approximately $349.6 billion in revenue for the year. Their quarterly revenue for Q3 2025 was about $85.29 billion, exceeding forecasts. Additionally, ExxonMobil's total assets are reported to be around $453.5 billion as of 2024, which reflects the scale of their financial resources.

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 03:46 AM

*** US Conducts More High Seas Piracy, Seizing Another Venezuelan-Linked Oil Tanker ***

USSOUTHCOM informs: "There is no safe haven for criminals. Marines and sailors launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier for the pre-dawn operation to support the Department of Homeland Security as part of "its mission to defend our homeland by ending illicit activity and restoring security in the Western Hemisphere."

The Olina is the fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela unlawfully seized by US military forces obeying warmonger Dummkopf Trumpf.

Link: www.southcom.mil

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 05:13 AM

Trump will be dead by the time things would theoretically get pumping again. Oh, who am I kidding, Kissinger lived til 100

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-01-10 06:32 AM

Trumpf will be dead by the time things would theoretically get pumping again. Oh, who am I kidding, Kissinger lived until 100

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-01-10 06:32 AM | Reply | images.foxtv.com

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 06:46 AM

Trump's business/financial acumen, aside from the ongoing theft/grift/graft, apparently consists of the way he operated:

Trump Taj Mahal
Trump Castle
Trump Plaza and Casino
Trump Hotel & Casino Resorts
Trump Entertainment Resorts

Aside from bearing his name, Trump put his brand on each of these businesses by bankrupting them (two times for one company).

Past performance may not provide a roadmap for what lies ahead, but it does give you a flashlight for penetrating the darkness

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-01-10 07:55 AM

Past performance may not provide a roadmap for what lies ahead, but it does give you a flashlight for penetrating the darkness

5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-01-10 07:55 AM | Reply | Flag: Look at Trumpf's offspring. Monsters all.

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 08:36 AM

"commercial frameworks, the legal system; there has to be durable investment protections"

We won't have those things in the United States, after three more years of Trump.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-10 12:34 PM

"commercial frameworks, the legal system; there has to be durable investment protections"
We won't have those things in the United States, after three more years of Trumpf.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-10 12:34 PM | Reply | Flag: Oof!

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 12:41 PM

No foreigner in his/her right mind invests large sums of money in a thoroughly corrupt kleptocracy. And certainly not anywhere in South or Central America.

#9 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-01-10 01:48 PM

@#5

Fact Check: Has Donald Trump Filed for Bankruptcy Six Times?
www.fregolaw.com

... The first filing was all the way back in 1991, and the most recent one was in 2014. Is it true that he filed for bankruptcy six times? Yes, it is true, and here are the six times Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy:

1. Trump Taj Mahal (1991)

2. Trump Castle (1992)

3. Trump Plaza Hotel (1992)

4. Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts (2004)

5. Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)

6. Trump Entertainment Resorts (2014)


...

[links in the article ...]

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-10 02:31 PM

No foreigner in his/her right mind invests large sums of money in a thoroughly corrupt kleptocracy. And certainly not anywhere in South or Central America.

#9 | Posted by moder8 at 2026-01-10 01:48 PM | Reply | Flag: "Yanqui Go Home!"


#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-10 03:21 PM

Sure they've got a ton of oil but it's all shit.
Pedo Donnie the fat idiot strikes again.

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-10 03:30 PM

Just more senseless European slaughter.

#13 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-01-10 09:54 PM

Anything the dump touches is uninvestable, unless you want to lose money.

#14 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-01-10 09:55 PM

No foreigner in his/her right mind invests large sums of money in a thoroughly corrupt kleptocracy. And certainly not anywhere in South or Central America.
#9 | Posted by moder8

Is that why all oil companies are leaving California?

#15 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-10 10:26 PM

No foreigner in his/her right mind invests large sums of money in a thoroughly corrupt kleptocracy. And certainly not anywhere in South or Central America.
#9 | Posted by moder8

China did, Russia did .. what are foreigners in your opinion?

#16 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-01-10 10:27 PM

#15 The silence and ignorance and incompetence of onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut continues, unabated.

I don't suppose that onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut will own up to his other lie, either.

#17 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-10 10:27 PM

#16 The silence and ignorance and incompetence of onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut continues, unabated.

I don't suppose that onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut will own up to his other lie, either.

#18 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-10 10:28 PM

#16 The difference? People are not countries. Their leaders may have decided to invest, but "foreigners" (people) didn't.

You're welcome.

Now how about your silence and ignorance and incompetence of onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut continues, unabated.

I don't suppose that onepigironheadedsmoothbrainaut will own up to his other lie, either.

#19 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-10 10:30 PM

@#15 ... Is that why all oil companies are leaving California? ...

No.

#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-10 10:39 PM

Interesting tidbit from the article picture... Lewzer is now wearing a lapel pin of himself along with the flag.

#21 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-11 02:18 AM

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