Maaddoo : only Chevron is excepted as they drill in Venezuela ..

机灵的艾德 : Robber logic.

Jonesey0611 : good recommendations...don't forget other precious metals...I like RIO, BHP, KHC, CVX, ETHA, DVN.......4 of those offer dividend yields near 5 to 6% while also good hedges against Deflation/ and more likely Stagflation cycle

9999Fine : Gold has had a good run but Silver has alot of catching up to do. While some of the mining stocks have followed the Gold price others like $B2Gold (BTG.US)$ have more room to move to the up side.
With talk about the changing the Gold priced on the US balance sheet from $42.2222 to the spot price of now over $3000 an oz. Should lead to more news coverage in the main stream and  new buyers being inerested for the first time.