Venezuela has been cheated
Brian Wilson, former Member of Parliament and former Minister of Trade and Energy in the United Kingdom, made reference to how large oil corporations in Venezuela only wanted fast profits, allowing gas to be wasted so as to elude the investments that were necessary.

London (OPEV) - Former Minister of Trade and Energy, Brian Wilson, described the large oil companies in Venezuela as cheating the nation. The declaration was made to the Venezuelan Embassy’s Press Office during the 5 July celebrations.

“I first went to Venezuela when I was Trade and Energy Minister for the United Kingdom and what struck me was that Venezuela which has had oil for 80 years should have achieved so much more for all the people of Venezuela”, stated former British Member of Parliament and actual President of the Scottish-Venezuelan society.

“That first visit was in the early years of the Chavez government”, he continued. “I noticed for instance that all the gas which was being produced as by-product of oil was being burned and that was a huge waste, an unbelievable waste of the resources of Venezuela because all of that could be turned into revenue” said Wilson. “But of course the big oil companies only wanted the quick gains of oil and not to make the investment that was necessary”  said Wilson, who at present chairs the Scottish-Venezuelan Association and recently travelled to Venezuela as part of his work.

“From the first time that I visited Venezuela I always thought that the people of that country have been cheated out of a huge portion of the oil, gas and wealth of their own country” he said. “Eventually people realized that, and they want to see something better and more progressive being done with the wealth of their country”, he indicated.

When asked about the work carried out by the Venezuelan government regarding this, he replied, “It seems to me that what the current government of Venezuela is trying to do, is to distribute the wealth more fairly to achieve the health and education programmes that were neglected for so long” said Wilson.

“I really love my visits to Venezuela, people are great, the direction the country is taking is right”, he concluded

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