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Venezuela: Why the oil industry is particularly harmful to the climate

Venezuela’s oil industry has the highest methane intensity in the world, and production is particularly harmful to the climate. Why even US companies are unlikely to solve the problem.

15. January 2026
The Mineral Hand: A sculpture in the capital Caracas commemorates Venezuela’s oil industry. (IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire)

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Last updated: 15. January 2026