The U.S. seized a Venezuelan oil tanker last week in a move described by Nicolas Maduro’s government as an ‘act of ...

Under international law, Venezuela has control over its own oil — but its efforts to nationalize its oil industry in 2007 did ...

United States President Donald Trump has reignited debate over American foreign policy toward Venezuela, raising questions about the country’s oil reserves and past U.S. actions. Speaking on Tuesday, ...

President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a ...

What is Cartel de los Soles and is this conflict about drugs or Venezuela's vast oil reserves? This explainer outlines Venezuela’s oil reserves, the origin of Cartel de los Soles, US claims, military ...

Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but production has collapsed in recent years due to corruption, under-investment and mismanagement. Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin ...

It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the country's coast, intensifying pressure on Nicolás Maduro.

Escalation in Venezuela points to regime-change risk, raising threats to energy infrastructure, regional routes, insurance ...

A U.S. intervention in Venezuela would trigger an immediate oil price spike, but analysts expect prices to fall later if regime change leads to sanctions being lifted. Venezuela’s heavy crude is a ...