Venezuelan Oil Riches Will Stay Mostly theoretical

By Yawen Chen (Reuters Breakingviews) – The U.S. seizure of a sanctioned tanker has sharpened President Donald Trump’s standoff with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. It does not, however, make the country’s 300 billion barrels of theoretical oil reserves – the world’s largest – any easier to turn into usable supply. Even if Washington’s pressure campaign leads … Read more