Judging from Zimbabwe's example, the rest of the world will watch it descend all the way down. No private company wants to send in resources and investment jus

Judging from Zimbabwe's example, the rest of the world will watch it descend all the way down. No private company wants to send in resources and investment just to see it nationalized. No government wants to buy oil with blood when they could get it more cheaply for cash on the open market. The most that would likely happen is covert support of rebels via third-party cutouts. For instance, the CIA (the US) might funnel resources through the existing US relationship with the Colombian national military, ostensibly to manage the FARC/ELN conflict and combat drug smuggling, but secretly also to smuggle supplies and dollars into Venezuela to support reformists.