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US oil firms waited for Venezuelan hostility before finalizing Guyana deals

Alfred Bhulai · From Drilled: The Boom · Apr 17, 2023 · at 26:20

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Alfred Bhulai, an energy expert with Transparency Institute Guyana, describes the timeline of international oil exploration in Guyana.

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“So I am absolutely sure that they knew there was oil here and just waited if Venezuela is going to play bad. Then they said, well, okay, we have oil elsewhere. And then negotiated a very sweet deal.”

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Major US oil companies knew Guyana held offshore oil reserves and waited until Venezuela turned hostile to negotiate favorable contracts in Guyana.

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US oil firms waited for Venezuelan hostility before finalizing Guyana deals

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