ExxonMobil to Receive $255M for Venezuelan VentureVenezuela said on Monday that it would compensate oil giant ExxonMobil $255 million for its 2007 nationalization of a joint venture project in the South American nation.Friends Read FreeCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveVenezuelan Minister of Energy and president of state-owned oil company PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela) Rafael Ramirez speaks during a press conference in Caracas in February 2008. Venezuela said on Monday that it would pay oil giant ExxonMobil $255 million for its 2007 nationalization of a joint venture project in the South American nation. Pedro Rey/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Frank Yu1/2/2012Updated: 10/1/2015Print