Was this outcome anticipated? If it wasn't, why not?

[EdwinAMartin]

By the way, despite having large reserves, because of aging infrastructure, Venezuela actually produces certain limited amounts of oil

That won’t change without huge foreign investment and a good amount of time

lol it's already increasing, since it is back under experienced management, the original corps that drilled there in the first place and know all about it.. Being just another parrot, you wouldn't have the first clue about that sort of stuff. I posted that data elsewhere as well, the big increase of imports from there the last few months and rising. It surpassed Mexico's yearly imports to us in the first month. You probably believe we were importing massive amounts of ME oil n stuff. WE weren't, you're just clueless. you don't have any idea what kind of infrastructure is needed. Hint: not much.

 

[berg80]

So your answer is yes, and you're all butthurt your Cadre might face an oil shortage. Okay.

If that is your interpretation of what I wrote perhaps it's time for you to take a remedial reading class. After you do some research on the oil and fertilizer shortages.

Venezuela's primary importer of their oil is China. How does that help the other Asian countries suffering from an energy shortage crisis?