Pinon adds that Venezuela is unlikely to carry out threats of further cuts of exports to the U.S. because it relies on American customers and refineries to process its heavy crude.

• 阿莫科石油公司的乔治.；皮尼翁还指出，委内瑞拉不太可能会真的进一步削减对美国的石油出口，因为委内瑞拉依赖美国的消费者，也依赖美国的炼油厂来加工其原油。