Venezuela

Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves but produces only about 1.25 million barrels per day

More than 900 schools across nine states and 38 hospitals affected

Growing volumes of Middle Eastern crude offers have also pressured prices recently

The country has changed its long-standing nationalist oil policy in a bid to entice investors

He used sensitive classified information to make wagers on the prediction market platform

The US president continued to make Venezuela the model for his vision of how to deal with Iran

It could make a decision on the flagship project by the end of this year

The country’s vast mineral reserves could support a US bid to reduce its dependence on China

Rodriguez is facing this threat just two months after taking power