David Friedberg

Saudi Arabia is number two at 266 billion and the US is at 48 billion.

Saudi Arabia is number two at 266 billion, and the US is at 48 billion.

Over the decades that followed the discovery of oil in Venezuela, there was initially an improvement in the economy through the investment by the Seven Sisters, which are a group of seven oil companies.

Over the decades that followed the discovery of oil in Venezuela, there was initially an improvement in the economy through the investment by the Seven Sisters, which are a group of seven oil companies.

And ultimately, there was a transition in the country to nationalize oil production.

And ultimately, there was a transition in the country to nationalize oil production.

And that led to, I think, the story that brings us here today.

And that led to, I think, the story that brings us here today.

So Maria Karina, again, thank you for being here.

So Maria Karina, again, thank you for being here.

Maybe you could tell us a little bit about your youth.

Maybe you could tell us a little bit about your youth.

I never thought I would be sitting on a podcast, but life takes us down strange paths.

I never thought I would be sitting on a podcast, but life takes us down strange paths.

What were the conditions in the country when Chavez came to power?

What were the conditions in the country when Chavez came to power?

What sort of life were you living?

What sort of life were you living?

What were you seeing in the country that enabled Chavez to come to power?

What were you seeing in the country that enabled Chavez to come to power?