US President Donald Trump is set to meet senior executives from leading American oil companies on Friday as he seeks their backing for his administration’s plans in Venezuela, a country whose vast energy resources he has said the United States expects to control for years. The meeting follows a sweeping…
U.S. President Donald Trump is extending an unprecedented opportunity to American energy companies to tap into Venezuela’s vast, yet dilapidated, oil sector. Following the U.S.-backed removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, Trump administration officials plan to meet with executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips later this week…
US President Donald Trump has stated that the United States would effectively “run” Venezuela until a political transition is completed, while leveraging the country’s extensive oil reserves to supply global markets. Speaking to reporters shortly after reports emerged of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife being captured, Trump said…