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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Shell will consider fossil fuel investment in Venezuela, says chief executive

People in suits drink champagne covered in money outside Shell's office
A Fossil Free London protest outside Shell’s headquarters in the City of London on Wednesday. Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock

Shell is considering fossil fuel investments in Venezuela worth billions of dollars, according to its chief executive.

Wael Sawan said Europe’s largest oil company is weighing plans for production projects off the Venezuelan coast that could begin yielding gas in the next couple of years. “These are opportunities that could potentially be activated within months,” he told CNBC, adding that the company was now awaiting approvals.

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