Why boosting production of Venezuela’s ‘very dense, very sloppy’ oil could harm the environment
- Posted on January 9, 2026
- By The Hill
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Why boosting production of Venezuela’s ‘very dense, very sloppy’ oil could harm the environment

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming …