Venezuela

Venezuela

US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum attend a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on 9 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Trump urges US oil giants to repair Venezuela's 'rotting' energy industry

Trump has named oil as the priority for his strategy for the South American nation after US forces seized its leader Nicolas Maduro in an overnight raid on its capital on 3 January.

El Palito refinery of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA is pictured, in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela on 10 February 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

White House oil meeting on Venezuela includes independents, and strong links to Denver

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Trump says US oil pledged $100b for Venezuela ahead of White House meeting

A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Austin, Texas, US, 23 October, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Chevron, Vitol, Trafigura vie to control Venezuelan oil exports, sources say

Illustration: TBS

How 'King' Trump is expanding his territory in the modern age

Venezuelan, China. Photo: Collected

Venezuelan FM thanks China for backing sovereignty, condemns US actions

A US Coast Guard official looks through binoculars at the ship Marinera. Photo: Reuters

US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push

Military personnel carry caskets during the funeral of soldiers killed in a U.S. operation to capture Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in the capital on January 3, at a cemetery in Caracas, Venezuela, January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Maxwell Briceno

Venezuela's interior minister says 100 people died in US attack

Crude oil drips from a valve at an oil well operated by Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, in the oil rich Orinoco belt, near Morichal at the state of Monagas April 16, 2015. Picture taken on April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo

Venezuela to export $2 billion worth of oil to US in deal with Washington

The raid in Venezuela was quickly followed by a flurry of warnings, insults and threats aimed at other countries. Photo: REUTERS

After Venezuela, which countries does Trump have his sights on?

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a press conference in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Maduro opponent Machado vows to return to Venezuela, wants election

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Venezuela’s $18 trillion oil reserves: Larger than all economies except the US and China

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What is the Monroe Doctrine that Trump invoked over Venezuela?