https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/business/oil-gas-venezuela-maduro
"Control of Venezuela's oil trove
Venezuela is home to the largest proven oil reserve on Earth, but its potential far outweighs its actual output: Venezuela produces only about 1 million barrels of oil per day — about 0.8% of global crude production.
That's less than half of what it produced before Maduro took control of the country in 2013 and less than a third of the 3.5 million barrels it was pumping before the Socialist regime took over..."
