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[^2]\n\nPresident Donald Trump announced on Friday an agreement to exploit oil fields in Venezuela equivalent to 65 billion barrels of crude. [^3]\n\nThe oil agreement to be signed in La Guaira on 2026-09-02 will grant the United States effective control over a large portion of Venezuela's oil reserves. [^4]\n\nDonald Trump said the United States gained control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves. [^5]\n\nUS Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on an unspecified date that 17 million barrels of oil transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. [^6]\n\nAFP reports that Nicolás Maduro was ousted as Venezuela's leader on 2026-01-03 in a United States intervention, after which Delcy Rodríguez became interim president. [^7]\n\nOn 2026-09-02 in Caracas, multi-million-dollar energy agreements were signed in the presence of US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, during a conference at which Delcy Rodríguez made her election remarks. [^8]\n\nUS President Donald Trump said on 2026-09-02 from Washington that Venezuela is not ready to hold elections, stating 'We took them out of a dictatorship and we are getting along very well with the government.' [^9]\n\nChevron plans to announce an expansion of its operations in Venezuela. [^10]\n\nInterim President Delcy Rodríguez confirmed the agreement announced by Trump, emphasizing that Venezuela will maintain sovereignty over its hydrocarbon resources as stipulated by the Constitution. [^11]\n\nThe Venezuelan parliament backed the agreement on Tuesday. 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