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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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The Independent
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Trump is sending funds from Venezuela oil to a bank in Qatar: report | The Independent
1 day ago - In the aftermath of the operation, ... to hold free and fair presidential elections. That also meant taking control of up to 50 million barrels of the country’s oil – selling it and distributing the proceeds back to ...
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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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CNN
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The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil | CNN Business
3 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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Fox News
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Trump signs order to protect Venezuela oil revenue held in US accounts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenues in U.S. Treasury accounts, citing national security concerns and policy.
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CNBC
cnbc.com › 2026 › 01 › 10 › what-the-big-oil-executives-told-trump-about-investing-in-venezuela.html
What the Big Oil executives told Trump about investing in Venezuela
3 days ago - Trump said Friday the industry would invest at least $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector with U.S. security guarantees. But the CEOs of big oil companies like ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips did not commit at the meeting to quickly ...
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The New Republic
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Trump Is Keeping Money From Venezuelan Oil Sale in Offshore Account | The New Republic
3 days ago - President Trump is keeping proceeds from the first sale of Venezuelan oil in an offshore bank account based in Qatar, according to reporting from Semafor.
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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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CNBC
cnbc.com › 2026 › 01 › 07 › trump-reserves-right-to-use-military-to-secure-oil-interests-in-venezuela.html
Trump reserves right to use military force to secure oil interests in Venezuela, White House says
1 week ago - Trump has called for U.S. oil majors to invest billions of dollars to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector after the overthrow of President Nicolas Maduro.
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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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NYTimes
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Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality - The New York Times
5 days ago - Moments later, the chief executive of the largest U.S. oil company, Exxon Mobil, told Mr. Trump that Venezuela was “uninvestable” and did not commit to major spending. On Sunday, Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the U.S.
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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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AP News
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Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles
President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.
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CNBC
cnbc.com › 2026 › 01 › 03 › trump-venezuela-oil.html
Trump says U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela after Maduro’s overthrow
2 weeks ago - President Donald Trump said U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela's energy sector after the overthrow of President Nicolas Maduro.
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NBC News
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Trump says the U.S. may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure
President Donald Trump said big oil firms will either "get reimbursed by us, or through revenue" if they pay to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry.
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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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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".