US EditionTrump considers taking control of Venezuela's PDVSA, lower oil prices to $50 a barrel, WSJ reports
The US plans to supply up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil and use proceeds under US oversight to finance American goods, aiming to lower domestic oil prices.
- Trump wants to gain control of Venezuela's oil company PDVSA and lower oil prices to $50 per barrel, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- China, one of Venezuela's biggest oil customers, is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles, reducing its oil demand from Venezuela.
- While China could procure oil from Russia or Iran, analysts project China's overall oil demand will trend downward as it shifts to renewables and electric vehicles.
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