President Donald Trump's Venezuela oil deal sees first $500 million sale as Energy Secretary Chris Wright oversees proceeds going to U.S.-controlled accounts, administration official confirms.
The US has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil since the US attached Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this month, according to an administration official.
The United States has sold its first cargo of Venezuelan crude since the removal of President Nicolás Maduro, raising $500 million and setting the stage for expanded oil flows and renewed trader interest.
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