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Trump says US to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela oil in 'biggest deal in history'
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela that would give the US control over 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves, calling it the biggest oil deal in world history. The deal, announced on social media, was said to be negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez. It comes about nine months after the US military captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States had entered into an agreement with Venezuela that would give the US control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves. He described the agreement as "the biggest oil deal in world history" in a social media post.
Trump said the deal was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
The announcement comes nearly nine months after US military forces, acting on Trump's orders, captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. Maduro was brought to the US to face federal charges related to narcoterrorism and drug trafficking.
The details of the agreement and its legal and political standing were not independently confirmed in the announcement.
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- Maduro removal
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WorldPolitics
Trump says US to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela oil in 'biggest deal in history'
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela that would give the US control over 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves, calling it the biggest oil deal in world history. The deal, announced on social media, was said to be negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez. It comes about nine months after the US military captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States had entered into an agreement with Venezuela that would give the US control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves. He described the agreement as "the biggest oil deal in world history" in a social media post.
Trump said the deal was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
The announcement comes nearly nine months after US military forces, acting on Trump's orders, captured Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. Maduro was brought to the US to face federal charges related to narcoterrorism and drug trafficking.
The details of the agreement and its legal and political standing were not independently confirmed in the announcement.
- Venezuela oil deal
- oil production in Venezuela
- US energy crisis
- Global oil reserves
- Trump Venezuela agreement
- US control over Venezuela oil
- Maduro removal
- Venezuela oil reserves
- Marco Rubio
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