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Raphael John-Lall

Free­lance Con­trib­u­tor

As Venezuela be­gins to re­open its en­er­gy in­dus­try to for­eign in­vest­ment, econ­o­mist and po­lit­i­cal an­a­lyst Dr Vanus James says T&T’s suc­cess in re­open­ing dis­cus­sions with Venezuela over the Drag­on gas field and oth­er en­er­gy ne­go­ti­a­tions will de­pend on what­ev­er the US gov­ern­ment al­lows it.