On January 11, Reuters reported: "U.S. Treasury Secretary Bensinger announced yesterday that some sanctions against Venezuela may be lifted as early as next week to promote oil sales and fund repatriation, helping its economic reconstruction. The approximately $4.9 billion in IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR) frozen by Venezuela may be converted into U.S. dollars for reconstruction. The U.S. is coordinating with the World Bank and IMF to advance related matters. Currently, U.S. sanctions are hindering Venezuela's $150 billion debt restructuring and affecting private capital access. Bensinger said small and medium-sized U.S. companies will be the first to return to Venezuela's oil industry, with Chevron possibly expanding its investments. The U.S. Export-Import Bank plans to provide financing guarantees; ExxonMobil, which has faced asset nationalization twice, remains cautious. The World Bank has also started exploring aid to Venezuela."
[Witty] The U.S. lifting sanctions on Venezuela is certainly not a kind gesture, but rather a naked collusion of geopolitical calculations and energy demand! Since 2006, U.S. sanctions have caused Venezuela's oil production to plummet from 2.5 million barrels per day to 300,000 barrels per day. Now, the relaxation is nothing more than replicating the Argentina SDR exchange model, binding Venezuela's economic lifeline with $4.9 billion in assets. Chávez's dignity in refusing World Bank loans in 2007 could not withstand the U.S. style of hegemonic exploitation. The shadow of ExxonMobil's $1.65 billion assets being nationalized has not yet faded, and Chevron's expansion of investment is merely a vanguard for U.S. capital to share the pie. The $15 billion debt restructuring seems like a chain to bind Venezuela. Looking back at the U.S. tearing up the Iran nuclear deal and withdrawing funds from Afghanistan, this relaxation is destined to be a conditional giving and taking. If Venezuela loses its energy autonomy, it will ultimately become a U.S. energy dependent!"
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