- U.S. oil giants tell Trump they’re noncommittal on Venezuela Axios
- January 9, 2025: Trump meets with US execs about plans to overhaul Venezuela oil industry CNN
- ‘What we call corruption’: Harvard economist and former Venezuelan minister says Trump’s oil profit motives have no place in Venezuela’s future Fortune
- Trump Urges Oil Companies to Speed Work in Venezuela The New York Times
- Trump says oil companies will spend $100 billion in Venezuela with U.S. protection CNBC