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Trump Says Venezuela Will 'Turn Over' Up to 50M Barrels of Oil to US

Trump Says Venezuela Will 'Turn Over' Up to 50M Barrels of Oil to US

Above: A crude oil tanker sails along the shore of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela on Jan. 6, 2026. Image credit: *** GETTY *** Margioni Bermúdez/AFP/Getty Images

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