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Craig Goldman: “When we first did this in Venezuela, keep in mind, gas was…”

Featuring: Craig Goldman, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 12

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Venezuela's future post-Maduro and more with Rep. Craig Goldman and Leopoldo López - Sedona Forum

Published | Video Starts at 15:06

So for you Landman fans, keep watching, come to Fort Worth. I'll take you on set. We'll have a good time. But so go back to the instability and the uncertainty is. When we first did this in Venezuela, keep in mind, gas was probably. I mean, a barrel of oil was about 50, $55 a barrel. That's not worth it for these guys to go into a new country and try and extract oil. It's not worth it for them to be in West Texas. (15:06–15:16)

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Asserts that the price of oil was about $50-$55 per barrel when they first engaged in Venezuela.

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