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Trump ally defends Venezuela oildeal amid ‘gunpoint diplomacy’ criticism

Energy secretary Chris Wright denies US seeks to ‘take’ country’s oil, saying deal is ‘transformation’ of relations

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Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro2 Sept 2026, 02:44 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readWorldWorld
Trump ally defends Venezuela oil deal amid ‘gunpoint diplomacy’ criticism

World — Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Energy secretary Chris Wright denies US seeks to ‘take’ country’s oil, saying deal is ‘transformation’ of relations

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, has denied Washington is seeking to commandeer huge quantities of Venezuelan oil, amid growing criticism of Donald Trump’s energy deal with the country’s interim leaders.

“Absolutely not,” Wright replied when asked by a CNBC journalist if the US was engaged in a “heavy-handed” attempt to “take” Venezuelan oil in violation of the South American country’s constitution.

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, has denied Washington is seeking to commandeer huge quantities of Venezuelan oil, amid growing criticism of Donald Trump’s energy deal with the country’s interim leaders.

This report is published with credit to The Guardian. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on The Guardian →

Source: The Guardian · Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro. Published 2 Sept 2026, 02:44 pm.

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