They were obviously triplets Mike , Mark , and Mary ! s <| sep |> Already have a pair , what else ? <| sep |> UK US and EU people have been able to get it , most people using paypal <| sep |> When did Venezuela seize the means of production ? I ' m surprised that you would contest this . Chavez ' nationalises industries as part of his socialist agenda . Here ' s a list of nationalised industries , From Reuters # OIL # In 2007 , Chavez ' s government took a majority stake in four oil projects in the vast Orinoco heavy crude belt worth an estimated $ 30 billion in total . Exxon Mobil Corp and ConocoPhillips quit the country as a result and filed arbitration claims . Late last year , an arbitration panel ordered Venezuela to pay Exxon $ 908 million , though a larger case is still ongoing . France ' s Total SA and Norway ' s StatoilHydro ASA received about $ 1 billion in compensation after reducing their holdings . Britain ' s BP Plc and America ' s Chevron Corp remained as minority partners . In 2008 , Chavez ' s administration implemented a windfall tax of 50 percent for prices over $ 70 per barrel , and 60 percent on oil over $ 100 . Oil reached $ 147 that year , but soon slumped . In 2009 , Chavez seized a major gas injection project belonging to Williams Cos Inc and a range of assets from local service companies . This year , the energy minister said the government would pay $ 420 million to Williams and one of its U . S . partners , Exterran Holdings , for the takeover . In June 2010 , the government seized 11 oil rigs from Oklahomabased Helmerich Payne Inc . # AGRICULTURE # In 2009 , Chavez nationalized a rice mill operated by a local unit of U . S . food giant Cargill Inc . In October 2010 , Venezuela nationalized Fertinitro , one of the world ' s biggest producers of nitrogen fertilizer , as well as Agroislena , a major local agricultural supply company . It also said it would take control of nearly 200 , 000 hectares 494 , 000 acres of land owned by British meat company Vestey Foods . Vestey had already filed for arbitration over the earlier takeover of a ranch . Chavez said the latest deal with Vestey was a friendly agreement . In 2005 , Chavez began implementing a 2001 law letting the state expropriate unproductive farms or seize land without proper titles . He has redistributed millions of acres deemed idle to boost food production and ease rural poverty . Chavez ' s government has repeatedly threatened to seize Empresas Polar , Venezuela ' s biggest employer and largest brewer and food processor . # FINANCE # In June 2010 , Venezuela took over the midsized bank Banco Federal , citing liquidity problems and risk of fraud . The bank was closely linked to antigovernment TV station Globovision . In 2009 , Chavez paid $ 1 billion for Banco de Venezuela , a division of Spanish bank Grupo Santander . The government has closed a dozen small banks since November 2009 for what it said were operational irregularities . Some were reopened as staterun firms . Brokerages have also been closed and some employees jailed . Chavez has vowed to nationalize any bank that fails to meet government lending guidelines or is in financial trouble . # INDUSTRY # In October 2010 , Chavez ordered the takeover of the local operations of Owens Illinois Inc , which describes itself as the world ' s largest glass container maker . Chavez in April 2008 announced the government takeover of the cement sector , targeting Switzerland ' s Holcim Ltd , France ' s Lafarge SA , and Mexico ' s Cemex SAB de CV . # GOLD # Chavez has considered bringing mining more firmly into state hands , and in 2009 the mining ministry seized Gold Reserve Inc ' s Brisas project , which sits on one of Latin America ' s largest gold veins . Gold Reserve immediately filed for arbitration with ICSID . In August 2011 , Chavez said he was nationalizing the gold industry . Torontolisted Rusoro Mining Ltd , owned by Russia ' s Agapov family , was the only large gold miner operating in Venezuela , and this year it filed for arbitration . # STEEL # The government paid $ 2 billion in 2009 for Argentineled Ternium SA ' s stake in Venezuela ' s largest steel mill . # TELECOMMUNICATIONS # In 2007 , the nation ' s largest telecommunications company CANTV was nationalized after the government bought out the U . S . based Verizon Communications Inc ' s 28 . 5 percent stake for $ 572 million . Analysts said Verizon received fair compensations for its assets . # POWER # In 2007 , Venezuela expropriated the assets of U . S . based AES Corp in Electricidad de Caracas , the nation ' s largest private power producer . The government paid AES $ 740 million for its 82 percent stake in the company . Analysts described the deal as fair for AES . # TRANSPORT # In September 2011 , the government nationalized a local ferry company , Conferry , which operates from the mainland to the resort island of Margarita . Conferry is owned by a wealthy family and began operating in 1959 . # TOURISM # In October 2011 , Chavez said his government would seize private homes on the Los Roques archipelago in the Caribbean and use them for staterun tourism . The islands are among the nation ' s favorite and most expensive tourist spots , with pristine white beaches and coral reefs that teem with sea life . Edit Source v e n e z u e l a e l e c t i onnationalizationsidUSBRE 89701 X 20121008