Episode 6: Haitian Gangs and Oil

Investigative Economics

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Episode 6: Haitian Gangs and Oil

Llewellyn Jones

Nov 21, 2022

Investigative Economics

U.S. Oil Companies Were Skeptical of Haiti Petrocaribe Deal

Petrocaribe is the name given to a series of deals made by the Venezuelan oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) with various Caribbean countries. In those deals, PDVSA would allow deferred payments on oil shipments and the recipient countries could then use the accrued savings towards social welfare programs…

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