Venezuela Currently Has:
1. 200 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, 34th largest in the world
2. 300 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, largest in the world
3. 4 billion tons of iron ore reserves, worth nearly $600 billion
4. 8,000+ tons of gold resources, the largest in Latin America
5. 500+ million tons of coal reserves
6. 2% of the world’s total renewable freshwater resources
7. Untapped strategic minerals including nickel, copper, and phosphates
Venezuela is now a “strategic” US asset.