đ„ VENEZUELAN OIL = A $17.3 TRILLION OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. ENERGY GIANTS đđąïž
Oil in the ground is worth nothing until itâs produced, transported, and refined.
And that entire value chain overwhelmingly favors U.S. energy companies.
If the U.S. secures access to Venezuelaâs ~300B barrels of crude, this becomes one of the largest energy monetization events in modern history.
At ~$58/barrel â $17.3 TRILLION in gross value.
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đ THE 10 STOCKS BEST POSITIONED TO WIN
1ïžâŁ Chevron (CVX)
Already operating in-country. First-mover advantage is real â execution > speculation.
2ïžâŁ ConocoPhillips (COP)
Legacy assets + arbitration claims = asymmetric re-entry optionality.
3ïžâŁ Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Unmatched scale, balance sheet, and heavy-crude expertise if doors reopen.
4ïžâŁ SLB (SLB)
Full-field rehabilitation, drilling, workovers, artificial lift â this is SLBâs domain.
5ïžâŁ Halliburton (HAL)
Production rebuilds require intense completions, not just maintenance.
6ïžâŁ Baker Hughes (BKR)
Compression, turbines, and midstream equipment needed to restart aging systems.
7ïžâŁ Weatherford (WFRD)
Artificial lift + intervention for long-neglected heavy-oil wells.
8ïžâŁ Valero (VLO)
Gulf Coast refineries optimized for heavy sour crude â cheaper feedstock, wider margins.
9ïžâŁ Phillips 66 (PSX)
Refining + midstream leverage to incremental heavy crude imports.
đ Marathon Petroleum (MPC)
Largest U.S. refiner; higher utilization + improved crack spreads with heavy feedstock.
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đ THE BIG PICTURE
This isnât just oil.
Those watching positioning wonât.
đ° Attention is expensive. Ignorance is costlier.
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