This year began with a series of bangs. First, the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela followed by a commitment by President Trump to “run” the country and rejuvenate its oil industry. Less than a week later, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum to take the U.S. out of the United Nations climate body (UNFCCC) that is tasked with negotiating a path to address the issue.  There is a lot to parse in these two moves. And questions abound. For example, are international oil companies