"After its military incursion into Venezuela, the Trump administration called American oil company executives to the White House. The administration demanded these companies invest billions to extract Venezuelan "dirty" oil-defined as extra-heavy, highly acidic crude, comparable to Canada's oil sands. The companies punted-with one major exception. Chevron has already operated in Venezuela for more than 100 years. "After the meeting," AP reported, "Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters that the companies showed 'tremendous interest,' adding that Chevron made a specific pledge.""
""With its Texaco subsidiary, Chevron has been established in the Amazon since the 1960s," said Paul Paz y Miño, deputy director of Oakland's Amazon Watch. But, he emphasized, not only the Amazon is being affected. The company's unchecked pollution, flouting of local laws, history of profiting from illegal activities and concurrent history of attacking those who confront it, has been widely reported."
The Trump administration, following a military incursion into Venezuela, summoned U.S. oil executives and urged multibillion-dollar investment to extract Venezuela's extra-heavy, highly acidic "dirty" crude. Most firms demurred, while Chevron—active in Venezuela for over a century—made a specific pledge after the meeting. A Chevron board member and his wife contributed substantial funds to MAGA Inc. weeks before U.S. military action. Environmental groups organized a rapid protest at Chevron's Richmond refinery, citing the company's decades-long Amazon operations, alleged pollution, law violations, profiting from illegal activities, and attacks on critics, and linking the actions to a wider BoycottChevron campaign.
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