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The country is a major producer of petroleum products, which remain the keystone of the Venezuelan economy. The International Energy Agency shows how Venezuela's oil production has fallen in the last years, producing only 2,300,000 barrels (370,000 m 3) daily, down from 3.5 million in 1998.
Venezuela exports rice, corn, fish, tropical fruit, coffee, pork and beef. Venezuela has an estimated US$14.3 trillion worth [28] of natural resources and is not self-sufficient in most areas of agriculture. Exports accounted for 16.7% of GDP and petroleum products accounted for about 95% of those exports. [29]
Venezuela has been producing oil for nearly a century and was an OPEC founder-member. In 2005, Venezuela produced 162 million tons of oil, which is 4.1% of world's total production. By the oil production Venezuela ranks seventh in the world. [4] Venezuela is the world's eight oil exporter and fifth largest net exporter. [4]
A private equity group expects a contrarian bet it made this year on Venezuela's oil and gas sector to pay off soon, with the socialist government making reforms to attract capital to the OPEC ...
Venezuela is prepared for any scenario including the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on its crude and gas exports, oil minister Pedro Tellechea said on Tuesday. The United States began reimposing ...
Venezuela's economy faltered while poverty, [59] [70] inflation [71] and shortages in Venezuela increased. According to Martinez Lázaro, professor of economics at the IE Business School in Madrid, the economic woes Venezuela continued to suffer under Maduro would have occurred even if Chávez were still in power. [ 72 ]
In Venezuela's economy, mired by hyperinflation and hemmed in by sanctions, the operation is not so straightforward. Venezuelan food delivery driver Pablo Toro has no stake in cryptocurrency or ...
In 2021, Venezuela held South America's fourth-largest coal reserves, totaling 806 million short tons. The main coalfields are in Zulia State, near the Colombian border. Coal plays a minor role in Venezuela's energy mix, contributing 0.2% to total energy production and 0.1% to consumption. The coal industry faces challenges such as outdated ...