# Trump says US has deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

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- The Associated Press, 2026-08-28 23:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/3Slyhya

> President Donald Trump says the United States has reached an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves.

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- [US Venezuela Oil and Diplomatic Relations](https://mins.news/en/topic/us-venezuela-oil-relations) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/us-venezuela-oil-relations.md

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