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How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump

31 août 2026 à 21:56
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

President Trump said his defense secretary and secretary of state reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government on securing billions of barrels of oil reserves “through a partnership with private business.”

How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump

31 août 2026 à 21:56
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.

© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times

President Trump said his defense secretary and secretary of state reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government on securing billions of barrels of oil reserves “through a partnership with private business.”

Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Refill U.S. Stockpiles, but It’s Not So Simple

30 août 2026 à 12:25
New projects can take years to produce meaningful amounts of oil, and that’s especially true in Venezuela, where infrastructure is in disrepair.

© Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times

The Trump administration’s deal with Venezuela would give the United States control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.
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