U.S. oil rush into Venezuela tests Trump’s democracy promises

Image: Sunset – Lagunillas – Eastern Coast of Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela – March 12, 2014. Image credit: Breddyjgalvis via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0. Article by James Bikales and Sophia Cai. Politico – May 11, 2026.

The White House is full steam ahead on growing the oil industry in Venezuela. Elections are another matter.

When the White House’s top energy adviser landed in Venezuela late last month, he was ushered into a terminal and asked to sign a guest book. On the wall hung a portrait of the nation’s former dictator, Nicolás Maduro, who drove most U.S. oil companies out of the country until he was deposed by President Donald Trump in a military operation in January. […]

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