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Latin America

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts) Sun Mar 22, 2015, 01:27 PM Mar 2015

Venezuela blames the US for setback in oil prices

http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/150319/venezuela-blames-the-us-for-setback-in-oil-prices

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The crude oil barrel) had stood somewhat stable; at nearly 50 dpb for a few weeks. But driven by the imperial maneuvers of the United States, it dropped again," said President Maduro on Wednesday during a demonstration of oil workers against sanctions recently imposed by the government of Barack Obama on seven Venezuelan officials, Reuters reported.