venezuela's oil revenues accot t for 98% ofof its expxpot earningsgs. but workers are ststill strugglg to pay their bills. many are seekingng greater pastures overseas. 10% ofrn less than personnel were left in the country. >> it is no secret that venezuela's economy has seen a catastrophic crash. and the country's oil industry has not been spared. venezuela pumped out 3.2 million barrels of oil each day. 10 years later, down to less than half of that. there are many reasons for the decline. sanctions on the country is one of them. he is among the workers who will be moving to kurdistan. >> i have to emigrate because of my situation. on the other hand, where i'm going to work, they are ofofferg month.lary of $4500 a >> the federeration of oilil wos estimate that less than 10% of trained personnel remain in the oil-producing g areas of the country. >> from 2014 to 2016, 5000 500 colleagues in the oil industrtry -- 5500 colleagues in the oil industry resigned. right now, in the oil-producing area of the country, there is barely 8% of trained personnel lef