Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro.

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The U.S. carried out operations Wednesday to seize two Venezuela-linked tankers, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. has "tremendous leverage" over the country.

Venezuela sits just north of South America, only 15 miles from Aruba, showing it's closer to the U.S. than many think, making travel distances more relatable than expected.

Hours after US President Donald Trump confirmed that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the whereabouts of Maduro and his wife,

Blockading Venezuela’s oil shipments finally gives teeth to a sanctions regime that dictator Nicolas Maduro has only scoffed at, offering real hope for a peaceful transition of power. The criminal gang ruling from Caracas has operated under a variety of ...

Venezuela is swiftly becoming ground zero of President Trump’s America First reshaping of US foreign policy. The United States seized the oil tanker Skipper off the country’s coast Wednesday, capping off months of heightened tensions. The sanctioned ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and his top aides have justified lethal military strikes on suspected drug smuggling boats from Venezuela by accusing Venezuela and suspected criminal networks operating on its soil like the Cartel de los Soles of ...

Trump says the US will look to tap Venezuela's oil. Venezuela has the most oil reserves, but only accounts for 1% of global production.