/substancePolitics & policyBreakling reply @trainofangels00 /substance 2026-08-30
Original · Mike Angelle ⬛⬜⬛⬜⬛⬜
The Illusion of Venezuelan Oil: The Trump administration’s, just now, breaking announcement that the U.S. has secured majority control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil is nothing more than pathetic political grandstanding. In reality, the ENTIRE world is laughing at t…
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Securing 65 billion barrels on paper is not the same as pumping them. Developing Venezuela's ruined fields would take over $100 billion the U.S. doesn't have. Meanwhile Canada already supplies most American refineries. Real energy dominance is quiet and already working.