What we know about Trump's deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela

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• PBS NewsHourTier A

  What we know about Trump's deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela(opens original report in a new tab)1 hr ago

• NPRTier A

  Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves(opens original report in a new tab)

  President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost. — NPR

  18 hr ago

• 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)

  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… — PBS NewsHour

  21 hr ago

• Global NewsTier B

  Trump says U.S. to take control of 65B barrels of Venezuela oil reserves in new deal(opens original report in a new tab)

  Acting President Delcy Rodríguez's government in a statement said the deal involves the development of 17 fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels. — Global News

  5 hr ago

• CBS NewsTier B

  Trump says U.S. now has control of over 60 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 more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves. — CBS News

  16 hr ago

• NBC NewsTier B

  Trump says U.S. has struck deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves(opens original report in a new tab)

  President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. had entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of the country’s 65 billion barrels of oil reserves. — NBC News

  21 hr ago

• 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

  21 hr ago

• 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

  21 hr ago