Venezuela’s Oil Riches Are Years Off, but Winners and Losers Will Emerge NYT Par :Stanley Reed 13 janvier 2026 à 11:03 Companies that already have operations in the country stand to benefit, but those that have profited from a standoff between Caracas and Washington could lose out. © Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York TimesAn oil refinery in Venezuela in 2020. Despite its massive oil reserves, Venezuela produces about 1 percent of the world’s oil.