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Venezuela's Crisis Deepens: Oil Production Plummets Post-Maduro Capture

1/11/2026

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Venezuela's economic crisis worsens after a U.S. military operation captured President Nicolás Maduro.
Oil production could fall from 1.2 million barrels per day to under 300,000 due to U.S. sanctions and a blockade on energy exports.
Reviving the oil sector will require substantial investment and restructuring of crippling debt.
Cuba, dependent on Venezuelan oil, is in its worst economic crisis in decades, raising regional stability concerns.

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Venezuela's economic crisis worsens after a U.S. military operation captured President Nicolás Maduro.
Oil production could fall from 1.2 million barrels per day to under 300,000 due to U.S. sanctions and a blockade on energy exports.
Reviving the oil sector will require substantial investment and restructuring of crippling debt.
Cuba, dependent on Venezuelan oil, is in its worst economic crisis in decades, raising regional stability concerns.