U.S. won’t fund Venezuela oil revival, Burgum says
January 9, 2026
(World Oil) – The Trump administration is unlikely to provide financial support to help U.S. oil companies revitalize Venezuela’s oil sector, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Friday, throwing cold water on hopes the multibillion-dollar effort would be subsidized by the U.S. government. “The capital is going to come from the capital markets and come from the energy companies,” Burgum, who
