The movement, founded in 1865 by William Booth, has spread from London, England, to many parts of the world. The rapid deployment of the first Salvationists was aided by the adoption of a quasi-military command structure in 1878 when the title, âThe Salvation Armyâ, was brought into use. A similarly practical organisation today enables resources to be equally flexible.
Venezuelaâs oil production has been declining for years, going from 3.3 million barrels a day in 1997 to about 1.9 million barrels a day in 2016. Venezuela cannot afford to produce the oil it needs to sell.
The dominant company is Petroleos de Venezuela, PDVSA. Venezuela is one of the five founding OPEC countries. The very idea of OPEC itself was proposed by Venezuelan Juan Pablo Perez Alfonso, in response to low oil prices in August 1960.