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Venezuela Has the Most Methane-Intensive Oil in the World

An oil rig off the coast of Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Photographer: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images

The Trump administration wants American companies to modernize oil production in Venezuela. There are many roadblocks to that happening, though, including the country’s huge methane problem.

The issue is so big, it’s visible from space. Today’s newsletter looks at how decrepit, leaky infrastructure might deter oil majors from jumping into the fray.