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Witness the creation of an artificial island by a ship extracting offshore sand to establish a coastal port for offshore oil production at the mouth of the Demerara River in Georgetown, Guyana, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Guyana’s ascent as the world’s fourth-largest offshore oil producer positions it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico, and Norway. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Venezuelans voted by a wide margin Sunday to approve the takeover of an oil-rich region in neighboring Guyana – the latest escalation in a long-running territorial dispute between the two countries, fueled by the recent discovery of vast offshore energy resources.
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