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Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot) (en.wikipedia.org)
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I'd thought it was either somewhere in the Middle East or a big country like Russia

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[โ€“] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But now that it's 'owned' by the US, doesn't it go to boost their petrodollar?

[โ€“] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It was more to cut off alternate supply imo.