I would note that this is precisely what has been demanded in the US by nearly everyone to the left of Hillary Clinton, which is the majority of the Democratic Party.
This specific action on how the government ought to deal with oil companies has been called for in this forum.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuela...172020052.html
The follow on action(putting relatives in control) is the natural evolution of every socialist "revolution" ever attempted:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-v...KBN1DM2OE?il=0
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Late on Wednesday, Maduro tapped Asdrubal Chavez, a former oil minister and cousin of the late president Hugo Chavez, to replace Pereira.
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