Halliburton Prepares to Quickly Re-Enter Venezuelan Market

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increase; green up pointing triangle Chief Executive Jeff Miller expressed confidence that the oilfield-services company could quickly ramp up its business in Venezuela.

Interest in Venezuelan oil has surged in recent weeks after President Trump called on U.S. oil companies to invest heavily in the country, making increased oil production central to his plans for Venezuela following the U.S. incursion earlier this month that deposed strongman Nicolás Maduro.