Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments NYT Par :Ivan Penn 7 janvier 2026 à 22:01 Companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billions of dollars for confiscating their assets two decades ago. © Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York TimesA tanker docked near a refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. The cost of restoring the country’s oil production after decades of decline is expected to be substantial.