🌐 World · English
Current: 🌐 World · English
Global
Focused
Language
Saturday 29 August
🌐 World · English
Current: 🌐 World · English
Global
Focused
Language
Live story United States

Trump announces record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas prices

United States
The brief

The President has sought American control over the South American nation's reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve. The agreement would give the US control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The President has sought American control over the South American nation's reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve.S1
  • The agreement would give the US control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oilS2
Timeline · newest first
2h ABC News

Trump announces 'historic' US-Venezuela oil deal that he says will lower gas prices

President Donald Trump said that the U.S. and Venezuela have reached a deal that he said would give the U.S. a majority control of billions of barrels of oil reserves.

2h Dailymail

Trump announces record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas prices

The President has sought American control over the South American nation's reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve.

3h Independent

Trump announces massive oil deal with Venezuela as gas prices surge

The agreement would give the US control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil

Developing

Trump announces record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas prices

3 outlets 3 reports
The brief

The President has sought American control over the South American nation's reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve. The agreement would give the US control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The President has sought American control over the South American nation's reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation Absolute Resolve.S1
  • The agreement would give the US control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oilS2
Timeline · newest first

Sources · 2 citations

S1 Dailymail 1 report · EN
S2 IndependentLead 1 report · EN
ABC News 1 report · EN