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Tucker Carlson: “So I suspect you hope not just to extract more oil, but to…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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FULL: Tucker Carlson Interviews Venezuela's Vice President After Maduro Ouster, US Attacks | AC1G

Published | Video Starts at 10:32

When I'm telling you about the economic growth in Venezuela and how we lead the region, this comparison is with countries that don't have the restrictions that we have. So we hope the growth is going to be really, really fast. So I suspect you hope not just to extract more oil, but to increase refinery capacity, petrochemicals, requires a ton of investment, much more profitable, obviously. Yes, in the long run. We would like to be. We know that the reference for Venezuela is that the country with the biggest oil reserve, and we want to … (10:32–10:43)

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Asserts that increasing refinery capacity and petrochemicals in Venezuela requires significant investment and is more profitable.

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