To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo There is a long road ahead to restoring Venezuela's crude oil production to its former levels. Following the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his indictment in the U.S. , attention has shifted to the potential for a U.S.-led effort to bring oil majors back to a politically unstable country which nationalized many of their assets in 2007, and revive crude output that has fallen significantly in recent decades.