Oil giant ExxonMobil left Venezuela years ago. Now it's considering a return

ExxonMobil has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Venezuelan government and its state-owned oil company to explore opportunities in the country.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7495x4997+0+0/resize/7495x4997!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2F3a%2F418c464b4264b79506fdcb0b8c92%2Fgettyimages-2254848439.jpg' alt='Earlier this year ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods attended a meeting at the White House where he told attendees that Venezuela was "uninvestable." Now the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country.'/><p>ExxonMobil has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Venezuelan government and its state-owned oil company to explore opportunities in the country. </p><p>(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5979080' />