"Washington is considering a program of destabilizing Venezuela, which could include financing institutions and political groups that oppose Chavez."
Yeah, it worked so well with Castro, and he didn't have massive amounts of oil to sell. Chavez is going to be around for a looong time.
We'll see. Leaders who screw around with oil tend to wear out their welcome fairly quickly, and Chavez is too wrapped up in his own mistique to not use the oil club at first opportunity.