President Donald Trump revealed that sales of Venezuela’s oil, which began after the ousting of former President Nicolás Maduro, have generated over $13 billion:
Venezuela's oil industry is rebounding, with production climbing from about 820,000 bpd in January to 1.23 million bpd in June:
Trump stated that this revenue has effectively “paid for that war many times over.” However, critics point out that only $386 million in official disaster aid has been transferred despite devastating earthquakes hitting the country:
The Venezuelan oil industry continues to expand, and the ways it sells oil into international markets have fundamentally changed:
