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As Washington moves to reshape Venezuela’s oil sector, campaign finance data shows Republicans received the vast majority of oil and gas industry election spending in 2023 and 2024.

The president’s push for American companies to invest $100 billion in Venezuela could leave less money for U.S. oil and gas projects.

Venezuelan crude oil worth $2.8 billion could reach Texas refineries next week following Trump's announcement of 50 million barrels heading to Gulf Coast.

American Petroleum Institute President Mike Sommers indicated the industry is more open to helping in Iran than it has been with Venezuela.

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Billionaire investor Jim Mellon said that Venezuela’s oil industry faces a long and difficult road to recovery, with meaningful production gains unlikely to materialize anytime soon. Venezuela’s Oil Recovery A Long-Term Story Speaking on the Master Investor podcast on Wednesday,

Operation comes days after US seized Russian-flagged tanker; US vows to continue blockade following Maduro abduction.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell by 4 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published earlier this week