US energy secretary says Venezuelan oil output will reach 1.5 million barrels a day by next year

US energy secretary says Venezuelan oil output will reach 1.5 million barrels a day by next year

​U.S. ‌Energy Secretary Chris ​Wright said ‌in a CNBC interview on Wednesday that ‌he thinks Venezuela will ‌produce more than 1.5 million ⁠barrels ​of oil ⁠per day by the ⁠first half of ​next year and ⁠he is confident that ⁠Venezuelan ​oil can be exchanged ⁠to re-fill the U.S. strategic ⁠petroleum ⁠reserve.

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