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Trump says US has received 80m barrels of Venezuelan oil; 3rd tanker seized
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Trump says US has received 80m barrels of Venezuelan oil; 3rd tanker seized

#Venezuela oil #Trump administration #Oil tanker seizure #Nicolas Maduro #US energy policy #State of the Union #Oil sanctions #US-Venezuela relations

📌 Key Takeaways

  • Trump announced receipt of 80 million barrels of Venezuelan oil during State of the Union
  • US forces captured a third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean linked to Venezuela
  • Maduro was abducted by US forces in January, with Trump promising access to Venezuelan oil
  • The captured tanker Bertha was carrying 1.9 million barrels of Venezuelan crude

📖 Full Retelling

President Donald Trump announced in Washington, DC on Tuesday night that the United States has received more than 80 million barrels of oil from Venezuela, hours after US forces captured a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean following the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January. 'We just received from our new friend and partner, Venezuela, more than 80 million barrels of oil,' Trump declared during his State of the Union address, while also highlighting that American oil production has increased by more than 600,000 barrels a day under his administration. The latest tanker seizure, named Bertha and carrying 1.9 million barrels of Merey 16 crude, was tracked by US forces from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, according to the Pentagon, which posted a video showing military personnel boarding the vessel from helicopters while weapons were directed at the ship. This development comes after Trump sent special forces to conduct a bloody raid on Caracas in January to abduct Maduro, who had previously warned that Washington's hostility toward his government was a pretext for seizing Venezuela's oil reserves.

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US-Venezuela relations, Oil politics, International sanctions

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News | Oil and Gas Trump says US has received 80m barrels of Venezuelan oil; 3rd tanker seized US forces have ‘captured’ a third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean weeks after it reportedly left Venezuelan waters. Listen to this article | 3 mins By Lyndal Rowlands Published On 25 Feb 2026 25 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media Share Save President Donald Trump has said the United States has received “more than 80 million barrels of oil” from Venezuela, hours after the Pentagon said US forces had “captured” a third “sanctioned” oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. “We just received from our new friend and partner, Venezuela, more than 80 million barrels of oil,” Trump announced during his State of the Union address in Washington, DC, on Tuesday night. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 US trade deficit swells in December as imports surge list 2 of 4 Iran-US tensions: What would blocking Strait of Hormuz mean for oil, LNG? list 3 of 4 Iran banks big on murky oil ‘trustees’ as war with US on the horizon list 4 of 4 IMF warns Venezuela’s economy and humanitarian situation is ‘quite fragile’ end of list “American oil production is up by more than 600,000 barrels a day,” said Trump, who reiterated his promise to “drill, baby, drill” for oil as president. Trump’s lauding of growth in the US oil sector comes after he sent special forces to conduct a bloody raid on Caracas in January and abduct Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, who had warned that Washington’s animosity towards his government was a pretext for the US to seize Venezuelan oil reserves. The Trump administration has since promised to open up Venezuela’s oil industry to US oil companies, including Chevron, Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips, which were among several oil companies Trump hosted at the White House for a meeting about the South American country’s oil on January 9, just days after Maduro was abducted to the US. Trump’s comments followed after the Pentagon said earlier on Tuesday that US f...
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