# Trump administration discusses taking stake in Venezuela oil, Axios reports

https://mins.news/en/item/34962

- Reuters, 2026-08-27 23:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-administration-discusses-taking-stake-venezuela-oil-axios-reports-2026-08-27/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a90c1ce8f085800017b4ece

> The Trump administration is discussing with Venezuela’s interim government whether to take an ownership stake in the South American country’s oil resources, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials.

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