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    Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods, seated to the right, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks during a meeting with oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 9, 2026. President Trump is aiming to convince oil executives to support his plans in Venezuela, a country whose energy resources he says he expects to control for years to come. U.S. forces seized Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a sweeping military operation on Jan. 3, with Trump making no secret that control of Venezuela's oil was at the heart of his actions.

    Trump threatens to keep ‘too cute’ Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO provides reality check on ‘uninvestable’ industry

    Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods’ emergence as an unofficial industry spokesman has put him at odds with Trump with his frank talk over Venezuela.

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    January 12, 2026

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
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    Trump pushes for $100 billion in oil investments in Venezuela while Exxon and others say it’s currently ‘uninvestable’ without major reforms

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    January 10, 2026
    Donald Trump speaks behind a podium with Marco Rubio frowning in the background.
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    ‘What we call corruption’: Harvard economist and former Venezuelan minister says Trump’s oil profit motives have no place in Venezuela’s future

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    January 9, 2026
    The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns
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    The future depends on copper, but a coming shortage makes it a ‘systemic risk’ to the economy and a strategic flashpoint, S&P Global warns

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    January 9, 2026
    A refinery owned by Citgo, a subsidiary of PDVSA, the Venezuelan state owned oil company, sits along the I&M Canal on May 15, 2019 in Lemont, Illinois.
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    Paul Singer’s Elliott Management is one of the big winners in Venezuela’s forced sale of Citgo and the toppling of Maduro

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    January 9, 2026
    US President Donald Trump, alongside Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. President Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
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    The U.S. naval blockade of Venezuela has cost $700 million already—and is rising by $9 million daily

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    January 8, 2026
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    Trump chose not to restore democracy in Venezuela, with the opposition’s Nobel winner in hiding and much of the opposition in prison

    By Regina Garcia Cano and The Associated Press
    January 7, 2026
    A visual illustration of the digital twin of Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ fusion demonstration machine SPARC. In collaboration with Siemens and Nvidia, the digital twin of SPARC was unveiled at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
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    Fusion power nearly ready for prime time as Commonwealth builds first pilot for limitless, clean energy with AI help from Siemens, Nvidia

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    January 7, 2026
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    Trump’s Venezuela plan just got a whole lot more expensive, as he says the U.S. could give ‘tremendous’ sums to oil companies building there

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    January 7, 2026
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    Venezuela’s new president steered $500,000 to Trump’s inauguration—in 2017

    By Joshua Goodman and The Associated Press
    January 7, 2026
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    Trump: Venezuela to sell 30m-50m barrels of ‘high quality’ oil to U.S. at market price

    By Regina Garcia Cano, Aamer Madhani, Megan Janetsky and The Associated Press
    January 7, 2026
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    From Latin America’s richest country 100 years ago to a founding member of OPEC, the long history of Venezuela’s oil and U.S. ties, explained

    By James Trapani and The Conversation
    January 6, 2026
    US President Donald Trump, alongside Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 3. Trump said U.S. forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.
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    President Trump stands ready to send U.S. Big Oil into Venezuela en masse, but the messy reality of rebuilding a ruined industry takes many years

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    January 6, 2026
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    Trump’s strike on Venezuela gives the U.S. 30% of the world’s oil reserves on paper and a $100 billion rebuilding job in reality

    By Sasha Rogelberg and Nick Lichtenberg
    January 6, 2026
    Trump tells NBC U.S. may reimburse firms for Venezuela oil efforts
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    Trump tells NBC U.S. may reimburse firms for Venezuela oil efforts

    By Kate Sullivan, Hadriana Lowenkron and Bloomberg
    January 5, 2026
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    Energy stocks rip as JP Morgan estimates the U.S. could hold 30% of all the world’s oil

    By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press
    January 5, 2026
    ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says toppling of Venezuela’s Maduro will weaken Russia’s global standing as its oil ‘just became less important’
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    ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry says toppling of Venezuela’s Maduro will weaken Russia’s global standing as its oil ‘just became less important’

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    January 5, 2026
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    Chevron stock is spiking after the U.S. raid on Venezuela

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    January 5, 2026
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    Venezuela’s new interim president is the daughter of a socialist who was arrested in connection with the 1976 kidnapping of an American businessman

    By Megan Janetsky, Isabel Debre and The Associated Press
    January 5, 2026
    Wall Street cheers the prospect of conflict in Venezuela and Greenland
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    Wall Street cheers the prospect of conflict in Venezuela and Greenland

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    January 5, 2026
    Crude oil prices rise after Maduro ouster as Wall Street braces for a big week that will put the U.S. economy back on Trump’s radar
    Energy

    Crude oil prices rise after Maduro ouster as Wall Street braces for a big week that will put the U.S. economy back on Trump’s radar

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    January 5, 2026
    OPEC+ sticks with plan to keep oil flow steady amid turmoil
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    OPEC+ sticks with plan to keep oil flow steady amid turmoil

    By Grant Smith, Ben Bartenstein, Salma El Wardany, Nayla Razzouk, Fiona MacDonald and Bloomberg
    January 4, 2026
    Rubio suggests the U.S. won’t govern Venezuela day-to-day and will use oil quarantine to exercise control
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    Rubio suggests the U.S. won’t govern Venezuela day-to-day and will use oil quarantine to exercise control

    By Regina Garcia Cano, Matthew Lee, Will Weissert, Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
    January 4, 2026
    Meet Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime socialist who turned to market reforms after the economy collapsed
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    Meet Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime socialist who turned to market reforms after the economy collapsed

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    January 4, 2026
    Rubio says the U.S. doesn’t need Venezuelan oil but seeks to deny adversaries control over it—and doesn’t rule out occupying the country
    Energy

    Rubio says the U.S. doesn’t need Venezuelan oil but seeks to deny adversaries control over it—and doesn’t rule out occupying the country

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    January 4, 2026
    If Venezuela becomes a major oil producer again, ‘that could cement lower prices’ long term and put pressure on Russia, analyst says
    Energy

    If Venezuela becomes a major oil producer again, ‘that could cement lower prices’ long term and put pressure on Russia, analyst says

    By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
    January 4, 2026
    Maduro is now in the U.S. to face criminal charges after deposed Venezuelan leader smiles while escorted by DEA agents
    Politics

    Maduro is now in the U.S. to face criminal charges after deposed Venezuelan leader smiles while escorted by DEA agents

    By Regina Garcia Cano, Konstantin Toropin, Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
    January 4, 2026
    Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge for now
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    Trump snatches Maduro but leaves his regime in charge for now

    By Catherine Lucey, Eric Martin, Jamie Tarabay and Bloomberg
    January 4, 2026
    Deploying U.S. troops in Venezuela could become a ‘force protection nightmare’ amid potential insurgency threat, retired colonel warns
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    Deploying U.S. troops in Venezuela could become a ‘force protection nightmare’ amid potential insurgency threat, retired colonel warns

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    January 4, 2026
    Trump seeks to make Venezuela great again and revive its oil-based economy while affordability crisis lingers in the U.S.
    Politics

    Trump seeks to make Venezuela great again and revive its oil-based economy while affordability crisis lingers in the U.S.

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    January 3, 2026
    An oil tanker is seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port. The Trump administration seized the oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The vessel, which was on the Treasury Department's sanctions list and was sailing under the Guyanese flag, was on the US Treasury Department's sanctions list. The US president threatened to confiscate all hydrocarbon-laden vessels in the Venezuelan oil-producing nation.
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    Trump makes it clear shocking Venezuelan regime change is largely about oil: ‘They stole our oil … We’re going to make a lot of money’

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    January 3, 2026

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