Rubio unveils three-phase plan for Venezuela Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined Washington's post-Maduro blueprint for Venezuela, unveiling plans to seize up to 50mn barrels of the country's oil whilst asserting what he called "tremendous control and leverage" over Caracas' interim regime

Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined Washington's post-Maduro blueprint for Venezuela, unveiling plans to seize up to 50mn barrels of the country's oil whilst asserting what he called "tremendous control and leverage"… Bne IntelliNews #Venezuela #MarcoRubio #Maduro #OilPolicy #USForeignPolicy

Namibia's Draft Oil Policy Lacks Compliance Penalties [Namibian] The draft oil and gas local content policy that aims to regulate the petroleum industry has been criticised for lacking clear penalties when foreign companies do not comply and can easily be used for corruption.

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5/10 Political scientist Lori Williams tells Boyd that even Liberal-voting Albertans likely feel alienation from Ottawa over policies perceived as inhibiting the oil industry, such as the emissions cap and Impact Assessment Act.
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