Washington Post | Aggressive US Oil Sanctions Could Bankrupt Venezuela OilPrice.com The statement from the U.S government is widely interpreted as a threat to sanction state-owned oil company PDVSA, the government's main source of revenue. “My sense is there's an intensive review on a variety of options,” Michael Shifter, president of ... Why even foes of Venezuela's government are wary of US oil sanctions US lawmakers divided over a ban on Venezuelan oil amid fears of a Russian takeover US weighs financial sanctions to hit Venezuela's oil revenue, sources say |