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BBC
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable'
1 week ago - US President Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a lukewarm response at the White House as one executive warned the South American country was currently "uninvestable".
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CNBC
cnbc.com › 2026 › 01 › 12 › oil-trump-venezuela-exxon-mobil-darren-woods.html
Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela's oil: 'They're playing too cute’
5 days ago - His comments come shortly after Exxon CEO Darren Woods said the Venezuelan market is "uninvestable" in its current state. Trump has been pushing for U.S. oil companies to invest at least $100 billion in Venezuela's energy sector.
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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country 'uninvestable' : LeopardsAteMyFace
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Taking Venezuela’s Oil Isn’t the Win Trump Claims
This guy brags about sexually assaulting women, he doesn't know how to attain anything without force and violence. And all the people who think it's strength are left behind sacks who've never really worked a day in their life. More on reddit.com
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Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela
There is a reason why President Trump's methods will never work in America. Take the blanket tariffs as an example. What company is going to spend hundreds of millions or billions of dollars re-shoring factories to the United States when the next president can just wipe out everything Trump does through executive action? Strength in governing in the United States isn't ruling by fiat, it's building consensus, making deals with the other side, and securing majority votes in congress to pass long lasting legislation. More on reddit.com
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Trump Says Venezuela to Purchase US Goods With Oil Deal Revenue
How is the continued distribution of goods and services across the population to be managed from an aircraft carrier? If you want to re-engineer governance through a country and have billions invested in complicated infrastructure, that will necessitate a lot of foreign expertise and workers on the ground. There's a lot of talk about revenue 2 years down the track, but who is running the economy today? Are ppl getting paid? Is there law and order, distribution of food, etc? More on reddit.com
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BBC
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Trump says Venezuela will be 'turning over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to US
Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday: "I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America.
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NYTimes
nytimes.com › 2026 › 01 › 09 › opinion › venezuela-maduro-trump-oil.html
Opinion | This Is Trump’s One Small Trick to Destroy American Democracy - The New York Times
1 week ago - Trump could simply want to take Venezuela’s oil, of course. On Tuesday he announced that he had extracted an immediate tribute of millions of barrels of oil from Venezuela. He also reportedly demanded that the government cut all ties with ...
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The Guardian
theguardian.com › us-news › 2026 › jan › 09 › trump-oil-company-executives-meeting-venezuela
Trump promises oil companies ‘total safety’ in Venezuela as he urges them to invest billions | Donald Trump | The Guardian
1 week ago - Donald Trump promised oil giants “total safety, total security” in Venezuela in an effort to persuade them to invest $100bn in the country’s infrastructure after US forces toppled Nicolás Maduro from power.
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The White House
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Safeguards Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People – The White House
1 week ago - PROTECTING VENEZUELAN OIL REVENUE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency to safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process, ensuring these ...
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Newsweek
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Oil bosses hit Trump with Venezuela setback: "uninvestable" - Newsweek
1 week ago - Developing Venezuela’s oil industry following the removal of its leader, Nicolas Maduro, would require major legal and commercial changes, Exxon CEO Darren Woods has told President Donald Trump.
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Trump pitches execs on a Venezuela oil plan that experts say won’t work
1 week ago - Top executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other oil companies are expected to attend Friday’s meeting, according to a White House official. Trump announced his plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry hours after the capture of the country’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro, who faces narcoterrorism and firearms charges in federal court in New York.
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TIME
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How Trump’s Venezuela Takeover Could Change the World | TIME
2 weeks ago - Its energy infrastructure has been hampered by years of sanctions, mismanagement, and a lack of investment after Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in the 2000s. Trump promised in his speech on Saturday that American energy companies stand ready to invest “billions and billions of dollars” to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure, but experts warn it could take years, if not decades, for them to see returns.
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BBC
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Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Will his plan work?
2 weeks ago - Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.
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Axios
axios.com › 2026 › 01 › 07 › us-oil-trump-venezuela-maduro
Trump: Venezuela to turn over 30-50 million barrels of oil to U.S.
1 week ago - The big picture: Trump said on Truth Social the sanctioned oil will be sold at market price, and the resulting revenue will be controlled "by me, as President of the United States" to "ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and ...
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The Guardian
theguardian.com › us-news › 2026 › jan › 03 › us-oil-trump-venezuela
US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry | Venezuela | The Guardian
2 weeks ago - Venezuela’s vast oil reserves – reputedly the world’s largest – will be modernized and exploited, Trump claimed in interviews and a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate. US oil firms will invest heavily to reconstruct “rotted” infrastructure, ramp up production and sell “large amounts …
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BBC
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Donald Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela and 'fix oil infrastructure'
2 weeks ago - The South American country has approximately 303 billion barrels' worth of crude, accounting for about 20% of the world's oil resources, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Trump on Venezuela: "We are going to run the country"
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CNN
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The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil | CNN Business
2 days ago - Additional sales of oil are expected in the coming days and weeks, the official added. In the days since the United States attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this month, President Donald Trump has made it clear that he plans to tap into the country’s vast oil reserves.
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The Guardian
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Venezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to China | Venezuela | The Guardian
1 week ago - Donald Trump has said Venezuela will be “turning over” $2bn worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts.
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MS NOW
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U.S. plans to sell Venezuela’s oil and control proceeds
1 week ago - The Trump administration is pursuing plans to sell oil from Venezuela and control the proceeds itself, Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced on Wednesday in an extraordinary assertion of American authority over another country’s natural ...
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BBC
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Rubio says US not at war with Venezuela, as Maduro set to appear in New York court on Monday - BBC News
2 weeks ago - "We're in the business of having countries around us that are viable and successful and where the oil is allowed to freely come out." The president says the US has to "bring" Venezuela "back" and described the country as "dead".