# Trump says US will take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil

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- Financial Times, 2026-08-29 00:16 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/2f88581f-4fbc-46a2-8127-830bb630c2f2?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Donald Trump says the US will take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil, adding that a joint venture between the two countries will lower petrol prices for Americans.

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