Trump announces $500 million Venezuela oil deal following Maduro's arrest, with more in sanctioned oil sales expected in coming weeks.

President Donald Trump said one reason that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela and “indefinitely” control its oil sales is because "years ago" Venezuela "took our oil away from us" and "stole our assets." That’s an oversimplification of what happened when Venezuela assumed greater control of its energy sector.

Trump's decision to remove Venezuela's president has all sorts of implications for the country, particularly for the oil sector.

Venezuela oil exports reportedly resume as two supertankers carrying 1.8 million barrels each depart under Trump's new policy shift toward the country.

Days before the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from power, Trump administration lawyers blessed the action by saying it would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests,

President Donald Trump signaled prolonged U.S. oversight of Venezuela after seizing dictator Nicolás Maduro and conducting large-scale strikes in Venezuela.

Trump also claimed on Sunday that most of the Cubans who provide security and intelligence services to Venezuela are “dead” from the United States’ attack to capture Nicolas

President Trump ordered the abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, to face trial in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges. Trump vowed that the United States would “run” Venezuela for years to come.