1. (2 points) A representative from PDVSA states that PDVSA "would have no trouble financing the deal through a corporate issue." Why does PDVSA not finance the deal itself, but instead decides to work with Conoco? 2. (2 points) Why does Conoco want to work with PDVSA despite having its Venezuelan assets expropriated in 1976? 3. (3 points) What are the main political, financing and operational risks facing Petrozuata? How does the way the deal is structured attempt to mitigate these risks? 1. (2 points) A representative from PDVSA states that PDVSA "would have no trouble financing the deal through a corporate issue." Why does PDVSA not finance the deal itself, but instead decides to work with Conoco? 2. (2 points) Why does Conoco want to work with PDVSA despite having its Venezuelan assets expropriated in 1976? 3. (3 points) What are the main political, financing and operational risks facing Petrozuata? How does the way the deal is structured attempt to mitigate these risks