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- Since the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro last month, the U.S. government has assumed control of selling Venezuelan oil.
- Venezuela holds the largest proven oil reserves globally, estimated at 303 billion barrels.
- Venezuela's oil stored in a single tank would rise 1.6 kilometers high, with a 6.2 kilometer diameter, covering half of Manhattan.
- Venezuela's reserves represent about one-fifth of the global total, which amounts to 1.73 trillion barrels.
