Trump says U.S. now has control of over 60 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves

Source: www.cbsnews.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:15:21 GMT

President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.

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Center-Right: Scoop: U.S. close to striking "massive" deal for Venezuelan oil fields — www.axios.com
Center: Trump says he has secured a vast U.S. stake in Venezuelan oil industry — www.washingtonpost.com
Center: Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil — www.bbc.com
Center-Right: Trump's evolving endgame for the Iran war, in 6 quotes — www.axios.com
Right: Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves — www.npr.org
Right: Trump says U.S. has struck deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Trump: U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves — www.washingtontimes.com
Right: Trump says he secured ‘majority US control’ of large slice of Venezuela’s oil reserves — thehill.com

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