How Venezuela’s oil sector is coping with US sanctions

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Venezuela’s energy sector has the power to shape politics in the country. It’s become even more critical since the Trump administration has blocked US revenue to the state oil company in a bid to force Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office. Host Marco Werman talks to Scott Modell, managing director of Rapidan Energy Group.

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