Trump signals US control over Venezuela’s oil worth $17T, the largest in the world. How to bet big on America in 2026

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After the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump said America volition “run the country” until a “safe, due and judicious transition” tin instrumentality spot (1). He pointed successful peculiar to Venezuela’s immense lipid reserves.

“We’re going to person our precise ample United States lipid companies — the biggest anyplace successful the satellite — spell in, walk billions of dollars, hole the severely breached infrastructure, the lipid infrastructure and commencement making wealth for the country,” Trump said astatine Mar-A-Lago successful Florida connected Jan. 3.

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Venezuela is estimated to clasp the world’s largest proven lipid reserves, totaling astir 303 cardinal barrels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2). At existent crude lipid prices, that lipid would beryllium worthy much than $17 trillion.

Trump said U.S. lipid companies are anxious to get involved.

When asked which companies helium had spoken with, Trump replied: “All of them basically,” adding that “they privation to spell successful truthful severely (3).”

The standard of the accidental has drawn attraction crossed the vigor sector.

On Jan. 5, shares of Chevron (CVX) — the lone U.S. lipid institution presently operating successful Venezuela — surged 5.3%.

“If Trump is palmy successful seeing a much pro-U.S. and pro-investment authorities instrumentality signifier successful Venezuela, Chevron is champion placed [to power Venezuelan oil] fixed they are already good positioned there,” said Saul Kavonic, caput of vigor probe astatine MST Financial (4).

Other vigor stocks besides advanced. ConocoPhillips (COP) roseate 2.6%, Exxon Mobil (XOM) climbed 2.3%, portion refiner Valero Energy (VLO) saw a 9.3% summation connected Jan. 5.

Analysts astatine JPMorgan highlighted the broader accidental successful a report.

“U.S. companies that whitethorn go progressive successful Venezuela are chiefly large lipid firms similar Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips. Chevron already has a beingness successful the country, portion others are exploring opportunities to retrieve antecedently expropriated assets and put successful Venezuela's monolithic dense crude reserves,” the analysts wrote (5).

“There whitethorn besides beryllium involvement from U.S Gulf Coast refiners seeking little costly sources of dense oil.”