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As President Donald Trump<\/u><\/a> \u00a0vows to return U.S. energy investment to Venezuela, the Latin American country remains on the hook for billions of dollars owed to American energy companies following years-old legal battles over oil contracts.<\/p>\n

Once a key supplier to global oil markets, Venezuela reshaped its relationship with international energy<\/u><\/a> companies in the mid-2000s, as then-President Hugo Ch\u00e1vez tightened state control over the oil industry.<\/p>\n

\u2018WE BUILT VENEZUELA\u2019S OIL INDUSTRY:\u2019 TRUMP VOWS US ENERGY RETURN AFTER MADURO CAPTURE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Between 2004 and 2007, Ch\u00e1vez effectively forced foreign companies to renegotiate their contracts with the government. The new terms sharply reduced the role and profits of private firms while strengthening Venezuela\u2019s state-owned oil company, Petr\u00f3leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA).<\/p>\n

The move drove some of the world\u2019s largest oil companies out of the country.<\/p>\n

ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips exited Venezuela<\/a> in 2007 and later filed claims against the government in international arbitration courts. Those courts ultimately ruled in favor of the companies, ordering Venezuela to pay ConocoPhillips more than $10 billion and ExxonMobil more than $1 billion.<\/p>\n

US OIL GIANTS MUM AFTER TRUMP SAYS THEY\u2019LL SPEND BILLIONS IN VENEZUELA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

PDVSA also issued a bond that was supposed to be repaid in 2020, backed by a majority ownership stake in U.S.-based refiner Citgo as collateral. The state-run oil company later defaulted on that payment, putting Citgo in the legal crosshairs of creditors seeking to recover billions they are owed.<\/p>\n

The cash-strapped country, which sits atop of the globe’s largest oil reserves<\/a>, has paid only a fraction of those awards.<\/p>\n

Chevron, however, remained in the country, becoming the only U.S. energy company still operating in Venezuela amid years of sanctions, economic collapse and political turmoil.<\/p>\n

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Chevron said the firm was following “relevant laws and regulations” but declined to comment on future investment plans in Venezuela.<\/p>\n

“Chevron remains focused on the safety and well-being of our employees, as well as the integrity of our assets,” the statement added.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Trump told reporters at Mar-a-Lago that he wanted U.S. oil companies to “spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken oil infrastructure and start making money for the country.”<\/p>\n

He added that the United States “built Venezuela\u2019s oil industry with American talent, drive and skill,” and said that once the country\u2019s energy sector is revived, the U.S. would sell that oil to markets around the world.<\/p>\n

Venezuela\u2019s heavy financial liabilities underscore the hurdles U.S. energy companies would face in committing new investment, despite Trump\u2019s pledge to reengage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/venezuela-still-owes-us-energy-companies-billions-trump-calls-new-investment <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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