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Trump: US to get 30-50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta, on the newest of 4 developments

President Donald Trump says the money would be controlled by him but it would be used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States.

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  1. Trump says the U.S. may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

  2. Venezuela ‘turning over’ oil to US, Trump says

    Headline from The Week ·

  3. Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  4. Newest

    Trump: US to get 30-50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

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107 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump's plan to seize and revitalize Venezuela's oil industry faces major hurdles (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Venezuela is known to have the world's largest proven crude oil reserves of approximately 303 billion barrels, roughly 17% of all global oil reserves.

  2. Fox26 Houston

    Trump's plan to seize Venezuela's oil is an uphill battle: Here's why (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    President Donald Trump says the U.S. plans to take over Venezuela’s oil, with the help of American oil companies. Industry experts say that’s a tall order.

  3. Fox News

    Venezuela still owes US energy companies billions as Trump calls for new investment (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump vows U.S. energy investment return to Venezuela despite billions owed to American oil companies from years-old legal battles over contracts.

  4. Breitbart News

    Trump: U.S. Oil Companies Will 'Fix' Venezuela's 'Badly Broken' Oil Infrastructure (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump announced that United States oil companies will "fix" Venezuela's "badly broken" oil infrastructure after the capture of former dictator Nicolás Maduro.

  5. CNN

    Trump wants the US oil industry to thrive in Venezuela again. That won’t be easy (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump said he’s counting on American companies to rebuild Venezuela’s battered oil industry.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Venezuela’s oil, not alleged drug trafficking, caught Trump’s eye (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Donald Trump now says he wants American companies to take over Venezuelan fields in order to extract and sell resources.

  7. FOX Business

    US oil giants mum after Trump says they’ll spend billions in Venezuela (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Chevron remains the only U.S. energy company operating in Venezuela as ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips have not responded to questions about a potential return to the country.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump: U.S. oil producers will spend billions to revive Venezuelan industry | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    President Donald Trump said today that U.S. oil companies will spend billions of dollars to rebuild Venezuela’s crumbling energy infrastructure after a military operation that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro, the country’s former leader.

  9. Mother Jones

    Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Getting it won't be so simple. (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    It's unclear how US firms would access the country's vast reserves—or whether they even want to.

  10. The Guardian

    Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure

  11. New York Post

    Trump floats reimbursing US oil companies to rebuild Venezuela’s energy industry (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump suggested that the US government could reimburse American oil companies if they invest billions in resuscitating Venezuela’s energy industry.

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump says the U.S. may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Big oil firms will either "get reimbursed by us or through revenue," Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

  13. Reason

    Trump wants oil companies to 'fix' Venezuela's infrastructure (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Even if oil was Trump's primary rationale for the invasion, asking companies to fix Venezuela for him is not so simple.

  14. Fortune

    Trump tells NBC U.S. may reimburse firms for Venezuela oil efforts (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Energy experts say reviving Venezuela’s oil industry could be a decade-long process, and could cost upwards of $100 billion.

  15. NBC Chicago

    Live updates: Trump says Venezuela will ‘turn over' up to 50 million barrels of oil (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    President Donald Trump said last night that Venezuela would "turn over" 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. Follow along for live updates.

  16. PBS NewsHour

    Trump: U.S. to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and he pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil “to benefit the people” of both countries.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Trump says Venezuela to hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil to US (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US president says oil will be sold at market prices and that he will control the resulting revenues.

  18. The Guardian

    Oil prices fall after Trump says Venezuela will send up to 50m barrels to US (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Deal would give US president power to sell up to $3bn-worth of crude stranded in tankers and storage facilities

  19. Washington Examiner

    Trump says Venezuela to turn over up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump said the oil "will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States."

  20. CNN

    Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to US (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, to be sold at market value and with the proceeds controlled by the US.

  21. Fox5 Atlanta

    Trump: US to get 30-50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    President Donald Trump says the money would be controlled by him but it would be used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States.

  22. Forbes

    Venezuela Giving Up To 50 Million Oil Barrels To U.S., Trump Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The president said profits from the oil will be allocated toward Venezuela and the U.S.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    Venezuela: Trump's $3 billion oil windfall — Why it matters – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    US President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Venezuela's interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Iran and Cuba.

  24. New York Post

    Venezuela selling up to 50 million barrels of oil to US, Trump reveals (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Trump announced Tuesday that Venezuela will sell up to 50 million barrels of oil to the US at "market price" -- and that he will control what the embattled nation can do with the proceeds.

  25. Insider

    Donald Trump says Venezuela would give 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, to be controlled by him (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Trump said the interim president of Venezuela will "be turning over" 30 to 50 million barrels of oil to be sold at market prices in the US.

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