President Donald Trump has urged major US oil companies to invest at least $100 billion in Venezuela’s oil sector, a proposition that has been met with skepticism by industry leaders.On Friday, Trump had a meeting with nearly 20 industry representatives in the White House’s East Room. He expressed his anticipation for a swift agreement to rejuvenate operations in Venezuela following the capture of leader Nicolás Maduro.Despite Trump’s positive outlook, several executives voiced their concerns. Exxon Mobil C ...

Leading U.S. oil executives told President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday that Venezuela will need major reforms to attract investment. Trump said Friday the industry would invest at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector with U.S. security guarantees. But the CEOs of big oil companies like ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips did not commit at the meeting to quickly re-enter Venezuela. Exxon CEO Darren Woods told Trump that the Venezuelan market is "uninvestable" in its current state. ...

会议背景与目的 - 美国总统特朗普将于周五下午在白宫会见埃克森美孚、康菲石油、壳牌和雪佛龙的代表 讨论在委内瑞拉的投资计划[1] - 此次会议由白宫召集 并非应石油公司的要求而安排[2] - 美国能源部长克里斯·赖特表示 美国政府正试图引导委内瑞拉过渡到一个美国公司愿意投资和开展业务的地方[8] 委内瑞拉石油资源与现状 - 委内瑞拉拥有全球最大的已探明原油储量 达3030亿桶 约占全球总量的17%[3] - 该国石油行业严重失修 产量从1990年代约350万桶/日的高峰 下降至目前仅约80万桶/日[3] - 能源咨询公司Rystad Energy估计 到2040年 要使委内瑞拉产量达到300万桶/日 需投入超过1800亿美元[4] - 能源部长赖特表示 通过少量资本部署 委内瑞拉产量在短期至中期内可增加数十万桶/日[6] 主要石油公司的立场与动态 - 雪佛龙是目前唯一通过合资企业在委内瑞拉运营的美国石油公司 美国政府正与其密切合作[5] - 埃克森美孚和康菲石油在2007年资产被没收后退出该国 它们通过仲裁获得了对委内瑞拉政府数十亿美元的未偿债权[7] - 赖特表示 委内瑞拉欠埃克森美孚和康菲的债务需要偿还 但并非特朗普政府的当务之急[8] - 美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特指出 大型石油公司行动缓慢且兴趣不大 而独立石油公司和投机者的咨询电话则络绎不绝[9][10] 美国政府的策略与措施 - 特朗普在推翻马杜罗后立即表示 美国石油公司将投资数十亿美元重建委内瑞拉能源行业[2] - 美国政府已控制委内瑞拉的石油出口 计划将其数千万桶石油运往美国销售 并将收益存入美国控制的账户[10] - 此举旨在利用石油销售作为杠杆 推动委内瑞拉的必要变革[11] - 特朗普表示 委内瑞拉将用石油交易所得收入专门购买美国制造的产品 包括农产品、药品、医疗设备以及用于现代化其能源部门的设备[12]

President Donald Trump will meet with executives from major U.S. oil companies on Friday, a White House official told FOX Business. The planned meeting comes after the president said that oil firms would make significant investments in Venezuela following the special forces raid that apprehended Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro over the weekend.Chevron is currently the only U.S. oil company operating in Venezuela, while ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil had operations in the country before the regime nationa ...

The president has said American oil companies would pour money into the South American country. ...