Is Venezuelan oil 'desirable' for the US or is it not needed, as Trump says?
Voice of America
FILE - Flare stacks release gases at the Jose Antonio Anzoategui oil complex in Barcelona, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2024.
Venezuela exported millions of barrels of its heavy oil to the U.S. until the economic sanctions of 2019. Its purchase resumed two years ago. Experts explain the characteristics of this crude oil, while Donald Trump says that he will "probably" stop buying it.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, center, stands with his wife, Cilia Flores, left, and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez after his swearing-in for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 10, 2025.
Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez waves a Venezuelan flag during a meeting with supporters in Panama City, Jan. 8, 2025.
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro administers oaths to members of the Bolivarian Militia and a combatant force, days before he is set to officially begin his third term in office, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 7, 2025.
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A wanted poster of Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez covers a column at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2025.
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