Trump says interim authorities in Venezuela to turn over 30-50 MMbbls to the US

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2026, Words: 178) — US president Donald Trump said interim authorities in Venezuela will turn over between 30 and 50 million barrels (MMbbls) of high quality, sanction oil, to the US.

This statements come after Trump’s remarks in public saying that the US government is “going to run the country” until there is a transition to a pro-US leadership.