US strike in Venezuela

US strike in Venezuela

The Guinea-flagged oil tanker MT Bandra, which is under sanctions, is partially seen alongside another vessel at El Palito terminal, near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela 29 December 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump says US oil companies will spend billions in Venezuela

The American Petroleum Institute, the largest US oil trade group, said on Saturday it was monitoring the emerging situation

US President Donald Trump holds a press conference as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, look on following a US strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump says US will run Venezuela until 'safe' to have a transition