Why Oil-Rich Venezuela Wants Guyana's Oil 

venezuela cant even run their country, what makes anyone think they can do good for guyana?

Yes, the colonial powers have left many conflicts unresolved, they divided up many lands to suit themselves without regards for the local people

This dispute is very very old. The UK stole this territory from Venezuela and even the UN at the time decided that the britains shoud give back the land. But the britains withdrawed without do it on purpose, leaving yet another focus of conflict in the region.

the same with america, they have oil and they want iraq, libya oil and more

The Americans and the companies that already mine there will not allow it.

This is a colonial dispute. Also the American imperialists shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near Guyanas oil. They’ve already got an unfair and corrupt contract.

venezuela can give it self back to Colombia before coming for land from Guyana

socialism is one of venezuela's biggest issues

It’s so bizarre to me that no one thinks to just save money and just build renewable energy. The people in charge of basically every country are addicted to fossil fuels. Addicted to conflict.

Contrary to what the Venezuelans will tell you. The land never belonged to them. It changed hands many centuries and was in possession of the Dutch at the time it was transferred to the British. The dispute was settled fairly in an international tribunal in 1899 after USA threaten war against the British at the behest of its vassal regime in Venezuela. It was brought up again in the Cold War era of the 60’s by USA and UK meddling to stoke division in Guyana because it had a communist leaning Government then. This was the birth of Venezuela’s claim at that time it was an American vassal dictatorship like the Middle East dictatorships. Venezuela has no claim to the Essequibo and it never will.

Venezuela is like the Philippines. Recently the Philippines also wants to claim 2/3 of Sabah, one of Malaysia State using historical claim. But Sabah is internationally recognised as a Malaysian region/state since 1963.

Essequibo belong to Guyana not a blade grass

Essequibo belongs to Guyana

It is the us military base Venezuela don't want and should not want

Guyana has a right protect itself

It's already happened before, with Iraq and Kuwait! What's new about that?

I personally think moderator that you have it all wrong Venezuela did not want Guyana its the dictator Maduro who is try claiming Guyana territory

Venezuela's government is in the wrong in this case, and is acting as an imperialist country.

It's complicated, but normally where British were involved, the divide and conquer rules. Seems like they want the bigger countries in smaller size.

One note those Spanish “colonies” were not “colonies” but viceroyalties as formal parts of Spain

Why is the ginebra agreement??

LET THE PEOPLE IN THE ESEQUBO VOTE TO BE PART OF GUYANA OR VENEZULA

Dont .let this Outlaw Bully .our .peaceful Guyana maduro go .to hel

Greed

South America issues are not rooted in colonialism

Where is bisan..

Guyana and Venezuela i get no one wants to lose terroitory my only idea is condominium region if nobody is gonna back down because of something better, but to honest the whole dispute i mean the brits were really bad a drawing lines and guyana while they been in dialogue for sometime to resolve hasn't been able and only reignited in a serious way after the oil discovery

God knows who it belongs to

Ummm here comes the U.S to the rescue 😅

Life ❤️

aj：how do we blame US for venezuelan imperialism

VENEZUELA SHOULD INDUSTRIALIZE ESQUIBO.

Hes acting like the US now. I doubt Hugo Chavez would have done this.

Its not stealing if youre already rich.

Imagine a world where Venezuela long dropped its foolish claims, where She could have been our sister - economies joint and improved by trading, roads built to connect the two nations. We could have welcomed the children of our sister, they would mine and harvest and trade in the Essequibo without all this drama. Maduro has failed you, he used you in his quest for power. Now it will take generations before we forget how many times you stopped us from using the resources that would have strengthened us when we were weak. Imaginemos un mundo en el que Venezuela abandonó hace tiempo sus estúpidas pretensiones, en el que podría haber sido nuestra hermana: economías unidas y mejoradas mediante el comercio, carreteras construidas para conectar las dos naciones. Podríamos haber dado la bienvenida a los hijos de nuestra hermana, ellos explotarían, cosecharían y comerciarían en el Esequibo sin todo este drama. Maduro te ha fallado, te utilizó en su búsqueda de poder. Ahora pasarán generaciones antes de que olvidemos cuántas veces nos impidiste usar los recursos que nos habrían fortalecido cuando éramos débiles.

Essequibo belongs to Venezuela!

The sole blame is United States of America

I mean what the people there in that location think they should be with?

Esequibo belongs to Venezuela 🇻🇪

Are you sure that territory belongs to Guyana? Because even Google maps shows the territory belonging to neither country.

Essequbio should just become independent and become a country. I think its people would want that.

Essequibo belongs to Venezuela

Im on Venezuelas side