Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves
The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump's direction carried out an operation to capture Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM ET
- Coverage span: 28 min
- Coverage: 6 reports from 6 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 3 → 6 publications in 30 min
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PBS NewsHourTier A
Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves(opens original report in a new tab)CBC NewsTier A
Trump says U.S. makes deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves(opens original report in a new tab)U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country's oil reserves. — CBC News
NBC NewsTier B
U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves, Trump says(opens original report in a new tab)President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the U.S. had entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of the country’s 65 billion barrels of oil reserves. — NBC News
CNBCTier B
Trump announces deal with Venezuela to secure more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves(opens original report in a new tab)The U.S. struck a deal with Venezuela to get majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves, Trump said in a social media post. — CNBC
CBS NewsTier B
Trump says U.S. now has control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves(opens original report in a new tab)President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of over 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves — as the Trump administration angles to get oil companies to return to the country. — CBS News
ABC NewsTier B
Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves(opens original report in a new tab)President Donald Trump says the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves — ABC News
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- Velocity
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