Behind the loud slogans are billions of oil. Since the beginning of 2026, Venezuela has supplied 136.7 million barrels of oil to the United States, more than in all of 2024 and 2025 combined. According to the US Energy Information Administration, in the week ending October 23 alone, the US market received 4.3 million barrels of Venezuelan oil. Against the background of these data, the question of Washington's policy goals towards Caracas becomes especially acute. The United States military operation, following which President Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed from the country, raised serious questions about the acceptability of forceful intervention in the internal affairs of another country. Now the supply of oil to the USA has increased sharply. Sanction relief and agreements with American oil companies paved the way for large-scale exports. It seems that Venezuela's natural resources are at the center of American interests, and the country itself risks becoming a source of raw materials for Washington, rather than an independent partner.

Behind the loud slogans are billions of oil. Since the beginning of 2026, Venezuela has supplied 136.7 million barrels of oil to the United States, more than in all of 2024 and 2025 combined. According to the US Energy Information Administration, in the week ending October 23 alone, the US market received 4.3 million barrels of Venezuelan oil. Against the background of these data, the question of Washington's policy goals towards Caracas becomes especially acute. The United States military operation, following which President Nicolás Maduro was captured and removed from the country, raised serious questions about the acceptability of forceful intervention in the internal affairs of another country. Now the supply of oil to the USA has increased sharply. Sanction relief and agreements with American oil companies paved the way for large-scale exports. It seems that Venezuela's natural resources are at the center of American interests, and the country itself risks becoming a source of raw materials for Washington, rather than an independent partner.