{"id":387852,"date":"2026-01-04T19:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/387852\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T19:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:07:09","slug":"live-updates-rubio-says-us-wont-govern-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/387852\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Rubio says US won\u2019t govern Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Trump\u2019s plan to take control of Venezuela\u2019s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing Maduro in a raid isn\u2019t likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.<\/p>\n

Venezuela\u2019s oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and international sanctions, so it could take years and major investments before production can increase dramatically. But some analysts are optimistic that Venezuela could double or triple its current output of about 1.1 million barrels of oil a day to return to historic levels fairly quickly.<\/p>\n

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Vehicles drive past the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/p>\n

Vehicles drive past the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile many are reporting Venezuela\u2019s oil infrastructure was unharmed by U.S. military actions, it has been decaying for many, many years and will take time to rebuild,\u201d said Patrick De Haan, who is the lead petroleum analyst at gasoline price tracker GasBuddy.<\/p>\n

American oil companies will want a stable regime in the country before they are willing to invest heavily, and the political picture remained uncertain<\/a> Saturday with Trump saying that the United States is in charge, while the current Venezuelan vice president argued, before Venezuela\u2019s high court ordered her to assume the role of interim president, that Maduro should be restored to power.<\/p>\n

Oil isn\u2019t traded over the weekend, so there wasn\u2019t an immediate impact on prices. But a major shift in prices isn\u2019t expected when the market does reopen. Venezuela is a member of OPEC so its production is already accounted for there. And there is currently a surplus of oil on the global market.<\/p>\n

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