Episode

Ep. 483 Robert Bryce Explains Why DC Cares So Much About Venezuelan Oil

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Bob Murphy Show
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Feb 6, 2026
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2889
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Summary

Robert Bryce is an expert on energy markets and their intersection with geopolitics. He joins Bob to explain the long-standing US hostility toward the Chavez and then Maduro regimes. He also explains the fragility of the Cuban regime, which had depended on Venezuelan exports.