Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil
5 sourcesUpdated Sep 1, 2026
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People forget PDVSA lost most of its skilled engineers to migration, you can't just flip a switch without the workforce to run it.
Sanctions took years to gut that infrastructure, no way it snaps back to full production overnight even if politics get sorted out.
