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To: Republic of Texas
Probably, quite a few.

Maybe, but it would likely be to attempt to recover the assets they lost when Chavez nationalized the oil industry in Venezuela. Granted my understanding of the oil business is limited, but from what I've read Venezuelan oil is more difficult to refine. It's not likely that a whole bunch of oil companies will be willing to go after Venezuelan crude at current prices, especially after what Hugo did to them just a couple of years ago.

I think old Hugo might be seeing the light of torches illuminating pitchforks right about now and he's doing anything he can to appease the unruly masses.....

18 posted on 01/15/2009 7:42:23 AM PST by Thermalseeker (Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem - Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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To: Thermalseeker
Serves the little puck faced twit right. I have read that because his oil is more difficult to refine, that he has to sell for 10 dollars less that what oil normally sells for.

He has enormous problems to overcome about now. Venezuelan oil fields have had production declines. That's because his best oil workers left, so not enough people were available to service the equipment. Of course there were plenty of party hacks to take nice paying jobs. And, because there were contracts for export to fulfill, he has had to import oil so that he could fulfill his contracts! LOL! What a maroon! About now, he needs a LOT of help just to fix what is broken, not to mention a LOT of help to find and extricate more oil!

In the words of the wise and perceptive analyst Pamela Lee - Hey Chavez - "Suck it."

36 posted on 01/15/2009 8:19:40 AM PST by Enterprise (No Presidency for illegal aliens from Kenya.)
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