‘Ready to be exploited’: amid rust, weeds and power cuts, Venezuelans hope for a new oil boom

A t Campo Boscán, a vast complex in western , the drills, pumps and pipelines that extract crude oil operate amid decay: roads are broken, weeds grow everywhere and many wells run inside metal cages to prevent theft. Albenis Merchán, a drilling technician with 35 years’ experience, recalls better ti...

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