Miguel Tinker Salas

That was their argument that they made to the United States government, to the Treasury Department, and to the Trump administration and to other administrations to ensure that their license would be renewed.

No, it's not.

The equipment is in deplorable conditions.

In my hometown of Caripito, it's incredible.

What was left of the industry has been stripped down.

The metal has been sold in some areas for recycling.

The wires have been taken out of the building.

The windows have been taken out of the buildings.

They have stripped it because when you have difficult conditions, people will do whatever it takes to survive.

And Chevron stands to benefit today from the so-called negotiations that Trump has been having with the oil companies because it's on the ground and it can expand the quickest.

It knows the fields.

It knows where the production sites are.

It knows where it can tap into the petroleum, whereas the other companies would have to start in many ways fresh.

Well, you want to get into that?

We can get into that.

What was the deal with Scotch?

It's a status symbol.