Little reaction in oil market to Chavez death Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:23 pm, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 Energy historian Daniel Yergin said in an emailed statement Tuesday that it was a plunge in oil prices and the resulting discontent in Venezuela that gave Chavez the opening to win election in December 1998. Venezuela, a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, increased it gross domestic product an ... Read More