Venezuela oil debate reveals big mystery

Ever since the Trump Administration sent armed forces to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last weekend, the energy industry has seemed excited that Venezuela may be open for business again. But not loudly. You don't see CEOs yelling, "I'm in on this!!" Maybe they fear new production will weigh on oil prices. But oil prices already are soft because there's too much of it. Prices fell on Tuesday and were lower on Wednesday. At the same time, nearly all the stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 en ...