Venezuela Oil Production Seen Rising 25% as US Eases Sanctions

The US just took the first steps in pulling back on a four-year-old sanction policy that had strangled oil exports out of Venezuela, home to world-class crude reserves. The major reversal signals that the Latin American country’s industry is on the brink of being able to pump 200,000 more barrels of crude a day — a roughly 25% jump in production.