Dogrel t1_j8fwemg wrote on February 14, 2023 at 12:25 AM

Reply to comment by AquaNeutral_ in [OC] New Mexico Now Produces More Oil Than Mexico & Venezuela by latinometrics

Hugo Chavez decided to nationalize the entire Venezuelan oil industry, so the affected oil companies got all of their own employees out of country while they still could.

NoWayNotThisAgain t1_j8gsm7o wrote on February 14, 2023 at 4:42 AM

They were nationalized in 1968. What Chavez did was get rid of engineers and put his friends and family in charge.

GlossedAllOver t1_j8h9qrq wrote on February 14, 2023 at 8:06 AM

Hate seeing Western propaganda here.

Putting his brother, Doofus Chavez, in charge demonstrated that the People's Will triumphs over the supposed need of experience and middle school education.

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AdamsFei t1_j8hyb7o wrote on February 14, 2023 at 1:18 PM

So the drop in production is also western propaganda?

GlossedAllOver t1_j8j4pnq wrote on February 14, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Absolutely. Doofus Chavez has personally guaranteed that production is higher.

Kebo94 t1_j8gz3in wrote on February 14, 2023 at 5:48 AM

More like there was a massive general strike and oil production stopped due to the strike. In the aftermath Chavez fired 40% of the work force of PDVSA.