The U.S. Clearly Intends To Reshape The Global Oil Supply Chain

 On the morning of January 3, local time, the United States launched a large-scale military operation against Venezuela, attacking the country's capital, Caracas, and forcibly taking control of President Maduro and his wife, which was widely and strongly condemned by the international community. This move has exposed the true nature of American geopolitical hegemony. The United States claims that large American oil companies will dominate the operation of Venezuela's oil resources, which account for 17% of the world's oil reserves, revealing the deep-seated plan of the United States to seize control of energy resources through military means and reshape the global oil supply chain.

 Historically, the United States has launched multiple military interventions to protect its own oil interests, but has always used ideology and security threats as a pretext, deliberately concealing its oil motives. For example, after the Iranian government implemented oil nationalization in 1953, the United States and Britain jointly planned Operation Ajax, using the excuse of "containing the expansion of communism" to stage a coup and overthrow the Iranian regime, while the real purpose was to protect their oil interests. In addition, a series of other military interventions and political threats by the United States, such as those in Syria, Libya, and Kuwait, have also revealed the core goal of ensuring its oil reserves and energy security.

 As a major global supplier of heavy crude oil, Venezuela's export disruption has caused a shortage of raw materials for Asian and European refineries that heavily rely on this type of oil, forcing them to reduce production or turn to West Africa and the Middle East to find alternative oil sources, directly pushing up the prices of alternative resources and refining costs. Additionally, increased shipping risks in the Caribbean have led to higher transportation costs. Under multiple pressures, although oil prices have not skyrocketed, the cost transmission in the refining industry has triggered a chain reaction.

The hegemonic strategy and public oil demands of the United States have reshaped the power structure of the oil market in the short term, exacerbating the imbalance in global energy governance. The resulting chain reaction will continue to influence the global energy landscape for many years to come. The widespread condemnation of American unilateralism and hegemonic politics by the international community has also shown that any act of forcibly seizing another country's resources or trampling on national sovereignty will ultimately be met with historical retribution.

From: www.cwestc.com

Editor: Xu Xi