I would offer that other countries are just sick and tired of us. I foresee the same type of actions being instituted by other countries..
one by one
little by little.
May 2, 2007
JOSE, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela stripped the world's biggest oil companies of operational control over massive Orinoco Belt crude projects on Tuesday, a vital move in President Hugo Chavez's nationalization drive.
US . companies ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Britain's BP, Norway's Statoil and France's Total agreed to obey a decree to transfer operational control on Tuesday, although the
OPEC nation complained ConocoPhillips was somewhat resistantPresident Chavez has ordered us to take full control over the sovereignty of our oil, and we are doing that today," Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez told state television at the oil installations shortly after midnight after a hero's welcome from the workers.
2007-05-01
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