Trump’s new prediction for ‘massive wealth’ from Venezuelan oil may take a while to play out
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-09 22:06

President Donald Trump held a meeting with U.S. oil companies on Friday afternoon. - Getty Images President Donald Trump called on major U.S. energy companies, traders, refiners and others who met at the White House Friday to be part of his nation-building ambitions for Venezuela, with the future of that country’s major asset, crude oil, at stake. Trump struck an optimistic tone about the energy industry’s prospects in the country, praising Chevron CVX for having “stuck it out” in Venezuela, telling Cono ...