A two-billion-dollar deal… Trump reveals the plan to transport Venezuelan oil to America
US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening that Caracas and Washington had reached an agreement to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude oil to the United States.
Trump said in a post on social media that Venezuelawill return between 30 and 50 million barrels of "Sanctioned oil" To the United States.
He added: "This oil will be sold at market price, and I, as President of the United States of America, will control that money to ensure that it is used for the benefit of the people of Venezuela and the United States!".
Trump explained that the Minister Delcy Rodriguez, United States and private companies "Full access" To the Venezuelan oil sector.
Venezuela possesses millions of barrels of oil loaded on oil tankers and in storage tanks, which it has been unable to ship due to the blockade on exports imposed by Trump since mid-December.
Two sources told the agency "Reuters"earlier Tuesday, that supplying the United States with detained crude oil may initially require redirecting shipments that were originally destined for China.
China is the largest buyer of Venezuelan oil over the past decade, especially since the United States imposed sanctions on companies involved in oil trade with Venezuela in 2020.
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