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IEA's Fmr. Oil Head: China Doesn't Need Venezuelan Oil
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The former head of oil markets at the IEA believes China's involvement in Venezuela's oil industry is driven by political influence rather than oil demand, citing the severe deterioration of Venezuela's oil industry.
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Neil Atkinson, visiting fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics and former IEA oil markets chief, says Venezuela’s oil industry has severely deteriorated. He tells Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on “The Close” that China’s involvement is driven more by political influence than oil demand. (Source: Bloomberg)
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