Exxon’s $40bn find renews age-old feud off Venezuela

16 August 2015, News Wires – For generations, Venezuela has formally laid claim to most of its tiny neighbor, Guyana. Many dismissed the case, given Venezuela’s oil wealth and Guyana’s penury. Hugo Chavez, longstanding president of Venezuela, even let it slide, referring to the Guyanese as his brothers. Then in May, Exxon Mobil Corp. revealed that […] More »