Source: South China Morning Post [Hong Kong]
“The United States has finalised a sale of Venezuelan oil – the first since Washington took control of the sector following the toppling of Nicolas Maduro, a US official told Agence France-Presse on Thursday. According to the official, who did not identify the buyer, the deal is worth US$500 million, and additional sales could take place in the coming days or weeks. ‘President Trump brokered a historic energy deal with Venezuela, immediately following the arrest of narcoterrorist Nicolas Maduro, that will benefit the American and Venezuelan people,’ said White House spokesman Taylor Rogers. Last week, Trump announced on his Truth Social platform ‘the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America.’ He added: ‘This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America.'” (01/15/26)