# Venezuela’s ‘unbelievable’ oil wealth lay dormant before US deal, Trump says

https://mins.news/en/item/39516

- TRT World, 2026-09-01 00:47 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/29d3ede2ec74

> Donald Trump says Venezuela’s oil wealth, which he describes as being of “unbelievable value,” had remained dormant before a deal with the United States. He adds that US refineries are designed for Venezuelan heavy oil, calling heavy oil a good thing rather than a bad one.

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