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Why it won’t be easy for the US to make money from Venezuelan oil

Stanisław Kaleta

05.01.2026, 14:14

Trump says a U.S. takeover of Venezuela’s oil industry would generate a “tremendous amount of wealth,” but is he right? — Trump says a U.S. takeover of Venezuela’s oil industry would generate a “tremendous amount of wealth,” but is he right? Photo: GettyImages/Alex Wong

Trump says a U.S. takeover of Venezuela’s oil industry would generate a “tremendous amount of wealth,” but is he right?