Investors should study the history of oil surges and their aftermaths.

American oil companies have long hoped to recover the assets that Venezuela’s authoritarian regime ripped from them decades ago. Now the Trump administration is offering to help them achieve that aim ...

On December 16, 2025, President Donald Trump said the United States should “get the oil back” from Venezuela while criticizing U.S. policy toward the Maduro government. Trump framed Venezuelan oil as ...

President Donald Trump took questions from reporters after attending the dignified transfer of fallen U.S. soldiers on Wednesday and spoke about his intention to “get back” U.S. “oil rights” in ...

President Trump says the U.S. will "take back" Venezuela's oil. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, about his remarks.