# US in Talks With Venezuela to Take Major Stake in Oil Fields

https://mins.news/en/item/34892

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/us-in-talks-with-venezuela-to-take-major-stake-in-oil-fields?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a90a5628f085800017b4d31

> The United States is negotiating with Venezuela over taking a large stake in the country’s oil fields. The move is framed as a dramatic Trump administration effort to extend its influence over the post-Maduro government and Venezuela’s vast energy reserves.

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