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Operation Resolved seized Maduro and his wife on drug-trafficking charges; U.S. plans to control Venezuelan oil, expecting 30-50 million barrels shipped to the U.S., officials said.
- Recently, U.S. forces launched Operation Resolved, with no losses reported and plans to control Venezuela's oil sector, sources say.
- President Donald Trump ordered the strike citing alleged drug‑trafficking charges and linking the action to seizing Venezuelan oil resources, framing it within the Monroe Doctrine.
- Within days, shipments could begin, moving 30 million to 50 million barrels to Gulf Coast refineries, with the U.S. government controlling proceeds and using 15 to 25 tankers.
- The Department of Defense reported more than 80 Venezuelan and Cuban casualties, while Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's number two, remained in charge and U.S. Congress proposed a bill to block oil funds without approval.
- Industry experts warn rebuilding will cost $110 billion and 16 years, with current output under 1 million barrels per day versus a historic peak roughly 3.5 million, limiting near-term price relief to 5% or 10%.
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El ComercioCaracas.- The president in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, accused the United States this Thursday of closing the possibilities of the South American country to sell the products of its oil industry abroad after a “shipblock” prior to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 by U.S. troops.
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