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3. Makes Sense

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #2)

Thu May 7, 2026, 08:55 AM

16 hrs ago

But if Trump is telling them how much damage there is to ME oil infrastructure that might entice them to “invest” in Venezuelan infrastructure. At least, if in the short term, they can get a bump in production.

And as a side benefit, they could use any information gleaned from Trump to place bets on future oil prices.

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Trump met with Chevron and ExxonMobil on Tuesday to discuss Venezuela [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Probably Trying To Coax Them modrepub 19 hrs ago #1

I know in the past BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #2

Makes Sense modrepub 16 hrs ago #3

The issue is not much a production one now BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #5

And Each Crude modrepub 15 hrs ago #6

IOW BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #7

This makes little sense for the oil companies. SamuelAdams 15 hrs ago #4