his article exposed them!!!!
That article is pure bs, like 99% of the stuff written in English on Petro. Coindesk has written bs propaganda against the Petro several times. Nothing new.
You should understand that some articles written in Spanish are also just pure propaganda and nothing more, then lets face the fact that chavists misused their, as you said, strategical tool, and even if you are right about the fact that they need it, who says they care about investors?