Does the US have any real claim on Venezuelan oil as Stephen Miller says? [View all]

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Does the US have any real claim on Venezuelan oil as Stephen Miller says?

US companies developed Venezuelan oil fields until the country nationalised its oil reserves in the 1970s.


A man sits in a boat with two crude oil tankers in the background on Lake Maracaibo, near Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela on December 17, 2025 [AFP]

By Sarah Shamim
Published On 18 Dec 2025
18 Dec 2025

United States Homeland Security Advisor and close Trump aide Stephen Miller suggested on Wednesday that Venezuela’s oil belongs to Washington.

Miller’s comments came a day after US President Donald Trump posted on social media that he is imposing a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

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