Donald Trump had oil on his mind when he declared America would “run” Venezuela, in the wake of an audacious US mission to capture the country’s dictator Nicolás Maduro. But while Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, extracting a profit for US firms may be harder than President Trump thinks.
Hosts: Ethan Wu and Mike Bird. Guest: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist’s global energy and climate innovation editor.
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