{"id":307859,"date":"2026-01-08T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dense-sticky-and-heavy-why-venezuelas-oil-is-valuable-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:00:34","slug":"dense-sticky-and-heavy-why-venezuelas-oil-is-valuable-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/dense-sticky-and-heavy-why-venezuelas-oil-is-valuable-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuela\u2019s oil is valuable to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7j2KRjk00tc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Dense, sticky and heavy: why Venezuela\u2019s oil is valuable to Trump\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7j2KRjk00tc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Venezuelan oil industry is \u2018a total bust\u2019 according to Donald Trump, something he has promised to \u2018fix\u2019 after attacking Caracas and seizing the country\u2019s leader. But with analysts estimating it could take up to 14 years and $183bn to fix, what is in it for the US president? Jillian Ambrose, the Guardian\u2019s energy correspondent, explains why Venezuela\u2019s dense, sticky oil is so valuable to Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Venezuelan oil industry is \u2018a total bust\u2019 according to Donald Trump, something he has promised to \u2018fix\u2019 after attacking Caracas and seizing the country\u2019s leader. But with analysts estimating it could take up to 14 years and $183bn to fix, what is in it for the US president? 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