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Chevron Expansion in Venezuela Extends U.S. Influence Over Oil Riches

Reported by New York Times Business · nytimes.com · September 2, 2026

The U.S. energy giant, which stayed in the country after other Western companies left, will invest $7 billion in the country to more than double its production there.

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