Venezuela's PDVSA inks oil deal with firm part-owned by Florida Republican

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Venezuela's PDVSA inks oil deal with firm part-owned by Florida Republican
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-oil/venezuelas-pdvsa-inks-oil-deal-with-firm-part-owned-by-florida-republican-idUSKCN1P11EM
JANUARY 7, 2019

 Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] has signed a deal with little-known U.S. energy firm Erepla that is part-owned by a prominent Florida Republican to help increase the socialist-run country’s plummeting crude oil output, the company said.

Erepla Services LLC, part-owned by Republican Harry Sargeant III and which Delaware state records show was only registered two months ago, said it plans to invest up to $500 million to increase production at three Venezuelan oil fields in exchange for a portion of the crude produced.

The arrangement faces significant hurdles including obtaining an exemption from Trump administration sanctions that block U.S. companies from providing financing to the government of President Nicolas Maduro or Venezuelan state firms.

It is a further sign that Venezuela is tapping inexperienced firms to stem massive declines in crude output as more established oil companies steer clear of the troubled country due to concerns about U.S. sanctions and overall dysfunction....

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Sargeant's track record of investments has apparently been solid over the years, but I wonder if this one will pan out since he has been a backer of his frat brother loser Charlie Crist as well as other notable losers like Romney, McCain and Giuliani.