@davidaxelrod@jmart@davidaxelrod would you recommend that the dem candidate for senate in Michigan do more to distant himself from anti-Semite influencers? Or, would you be ok voting for his if you were a Michigan resident without further distancing on his part?
The numbers behind the US-Venezuela oil deal:
Venezuela has now confirmed that the agreement covers 65 billion barrels of oil across 17 fields, with the US receiving "majority control."
At current WTI crude oil prices of ~$83/barrel, those reserves have a gross market value of ~$5.4 trillion.
Reports indicate the deal includes 100-year rights to develop the fields, while the US will receive 55% effective output, along with an ownership stake and rights to purchase oil at cost.
At 55%, that would correspond to ~35.8 billion barrels of effective output.
At today’s oil prices, that amount of crude alone has a gross market value of ~$3 trillion.
That said, Venezuela primarily produces heavy, sour crude, which typically trades at a meaningful discount to benchmark oil prices and requires more expensive production, blending, and refining.
Even assuming an illustrative $25-$35 of net economic value per barrel after discounts and development/operating costs, ~35.8 billion barrels could represent up to ~$1.25 trillion of cumulative economic value over the life of the fields.
This includes a $100 billion investment to develop these fields, while Venezuela estimates the projects will generate $209 billion in tax revenue for the country.
This is one of the biggest energy deals in history.
The numbers behind the US-Venezuela oil deal:
Venezuela has now confirmed that the agreement covers 65 billion barrels of oil across 17 fields, with the US receiving "majority control."
At current WTI crude oil prices of ~$83/barrel, those reserves have a gross market value of ~$5.4 trillion.
Reports indicate the deal includes 100-year rights to develop the fields, while the US will receive 55% effective output, along with an ownership stake and rights to purchase oil at cost.
At 55%, that would correspond to ~35.8 billion barrels of effective output.
At today’s oil prices, that amount of crude alone has a gross market value of ~$3 trillion.
That said, Venezuela primarily produces heavy, sour crude, which typically trades at a meaningful discount to benchmark oil prices and requires more expensive production, blending, and refining.
Even assuming an illustrative $25-$35 of net economic value per barrel after discounts and development/operating costs, ~35.8 billion barrels could represent up to ~$1.25 trillion of cumulative economic value over the life of the fields.
This includes a $100 billion investment to develop these fields, while Venezuela estimates the projects will generate $209 billion in tax revenue for the country.
This is one of the biggest energy deals in history.
@carlquintanilla@richardbranson I really thought Carl was smarter than this. This is petty and emotional. In no way substantive. Emote better Carl… emote better….. and maybe more in private.
Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have recovered to around two-thirds of pre-war levels, limiting the Iran war’s impact on global crude prices, according to Goldman Sachs https://t.co/HB0bmMGHEW
@carlquintanilla@FT Bessent is only the current person holding the National Debt hot potato… and doing his best not to drop it. The $40T is owned by both parties…. Including every person who served as President or in Congress in the last 25-40 years. Bessent doing his best with a bad hand.