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Guyana Venezuela Oil Contrast shows how policy, contracts, and capital—not geology—determined radically different oil outcomes.

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Guyana and Venezuela share the same oil basin, but vastly different outcomes. This investor-focused analysis shows why institutions—not reserves—drive energy success.