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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*** 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.

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

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.

"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!

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!"