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Chris Wright: “The amount of oil imported, the United States has grown…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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LIVE: Chris Wright And Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez Announce Major U.S.-Venezuela Oil Deal

Published | Video Starts at 57:03

In just the eight months we've been in close partnership, Venezuelan production has grown by 25% and Venezuelan oil exports have grown by 50%. And of course, The amount of oil imported, the United States has grown massively more than that from Venezuela. So we're already starting to see some benefits from that. The faster Venezuelan production grows, the faster it goes into US Refineries. We also see opportunities to grow refining capacity from existing assets right here in Venezuela. (57:03–57:08)

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Asserts that U.S. imports of Venezuelan oil have increased significantly.

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