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Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot) (en.wikipedia.org)
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I'd thought it was either somewhere in the Middle East or a big country like Russia

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

The reality is that it's difficult to extract and not terribly cost effective. There's actually a surprisingly good dive into the whole thing from CNN of all places https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/03/business/venezuela-oil-russia-india-trump-tariffs