Published Sep 6, 2026, 3:58 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

Wright: US has ‘a lot of leverage’ in Venezuela after oil deal reached

The Hill
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the U.S. has “a lot of leverage” over Venezuela after the Trump administration reached a deal with the latter government to grant it control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil. “We have a lot of leverage over Venezuela. We control the sale of oil outside…