Why the US has designs on Venezuela’s oil

Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro.

Chevron Is Loading Venezuela Oil Onto Tankers at the Fastest Pace in Months

Chevron Corp., the sole Western supermajor permitted to pump Venezuelan oil, is loading tankers at the fastest pace in seven months as the US government moves to control the Latin American nation’s crude riches.

U.S. plans to interdict tanker involved Venezuelan oil trade, days after Maduro's capture

Two U.S. intelligence officials said Venezuelan officials had discussed placing Soviet-era defense systems and armed military personnel on tankers — disguising them as civilians for defense purposes.
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