委内瑞拉石油和天然气工人短缺正在阻碍投资，令华盛顿遏制飙升燃油价格的计划受挫。数十年的管理不善和腐败已使委内瑞拉石油工业空心化，而政府打压和经济危机导致大量人才外流。
A shortage of oil and gas workers in Venezuela is holding up investment and frustrating Washington’s plans to tame soaring fuel prices. Decades of mismanagement and corruption have hollowed out Venezuela’s oil industry, while a government crackdown and an economic crisis led to a mass exodus.
在特朗普政府的推动下，大型石油公司再次将目光投向这个拥有世界最大探明石油储量的国家，但人才缺口——据信仅在美国就有约5000名委内瑞拉石油和天然气工人——正成为瓶颈，许多人因担心威权主义卷土重来而不愿回国。“对于一个在国外待了15年的家庭来说，没有任何保障，”一名侨民表示。
Spurred by the Trump administration, Big Oil has again set its sights on the country, which holds the world’s largest stated oil reserves, but a talent shortfall — around 5,000 Venezuelan oil and gas workers are believed to be in the US alone — is proving a bottleneck, with many wary of returning, fearing a resurgence in authoritarianism. “There are no guarantees for a family that has been abroad for 15 years,” an expatriate said.
