The Fall of Venezuelan Oil

Venezuela was once the crown jewel of oil. Black gold promised a future without

limits... until one decree changed everything. Foreign giants built empires in the

dust, pouring billions into the ground. But in 2007, the state decided

the ground belonged only to them. Troops seized the rigs. Foreign logos were

erased in an afternoon. Billions in assets were claimed in the name of

the revolution. But the experts were gone. The machinery slowed, then stopped.

A nation's lifeline began to rust in the sun. The takeover didn't bring wealth to

the many; it brought a silence that echoes across the fields today. Get smarter by