US says it needs to control Venezuelan oil sales indefinitely to drive change
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-07 17:16
By Vallari Srivastava , Nathan Crooks and Jarrett Renshaw Jan 7 (Reuters) - The United States needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue indefinitely to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. The comments reflect the importance of the South American country's crude oil reserves to President Donald Trump's strategy since U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a raid on the capital Caracas on Saturday. "We need to have ...