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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, assured this Tuesday that the Government of Venezuela, now led by the president in charge Delcy Rodriguezis willing to “deliver” between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil that will be sold in the US market.
In a Truth Social publication, the president described the millions of barrels as “high quality oil and authorized in the United States.”
Trump added that He will be in charge of controlling the money from the sale of oil in the local market “to ensure that it is used for the benefit of the Venezuelan people and the United States.”
Washington’s decision to access Venezuelan oil comes after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, in a military operation in Caracas and its surroundings that has left more than fifty dead.
According to the Republican, it will be Department of Energyled by Secretary Chris Wright, who will execute the crude oil extraction plan immediately.
The between 30 and 50 million barrels will be transported on storage vessels directly to US unloading docks, concluded Trump, who did not specify a time frame for the delivery of the crude oil.
Wright is scheduled to meet this Wednesday with energy company executives at an industry event near Miami (Florida), while Heads of the world’s largest oil companies could meet with Trump at the White House this Friday to talk about investments in the Venezuelan oil sector, according to anonymous sources consulted by US media.
“Total access” to crude oil
The president’s announcement comes 24 hours after Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s vice president, took power in Venezuela provisionally as interim president after her capture.
The Trump Administration recognized her from the outset as its interlocutor and demanded “total access” to crude oil and other Venezuelan resources.
Venezuela has the largest crude oil reserves in the worldbut various experts have pointed out that its production is far below its potential due to years of sanctions and lack of investment.
The American oil majors, such as Chevron y ExxonMobilhave shown interest in reactivating the industry under US control, seeing the operation as an opportunity to expand their businesses and ensure a supply of high-quality crude oil.
Break relations with China or Russia
On the other hand, the Trump Administration has informed Delcy Rodríguez that Venezuela must end relations with China, Russia, Iran and Cuba as part of a series of demands before extracting and marketing its oil, according to officials cited by the chain ABC.
According to the officials cited by the network, Venezuela must expel China, Russia, Iran and Cuba as part of the demands of the United States, which seeks to be the only oil relationship and favor the United States in the sale of heavy crude oil.
According to one of them, the Secretary of StateMarco Rubio, stated in a private briefing with legislators that the US believes it can put pressure on Caracas because its oil tankers are full and warned that Venezuela will havejust a couple of weeks before falling into financial insolvency if it fails to sell its reserves.
In an interview with ABC News, eSenator Roger Wicker confirmed that the plan is based on the control of Venezuelan oil and assured that It does not contemplate the deployment of US troops.
This Tuesday, during an extraordinary session of the Organization of American States (OAS), countries such as Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Brazil condemned the US actions in Caracas and warned that interference of this type puts the sovereignty of the region at risk.