Venezuela's leader Delcy Rodriguez assured Monday that oil production in the country was "not affected" by the double earthquakes that killed more than 4,500 people last month.
Rodriguez said that Venezuela, the country with the world's largest proven reserves of crude, was pumping 1.2 million barrels per day and that the government remained confident of strong growth this year.
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