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Trump to Meet Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez at UN Reception

By Drooid · Sep 19, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC · How we work

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US firms profit

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez on Tuesday in New York during a United Nations Assembly reception.
Critics argue the oil contracts mainly enrich a handful of U.S. companies while ordinary Venezuelans see no benefit.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright called the Venezuela oil deal a milestone for the Hemisphere’s system.
Continental Resources signed agreement to develop 126,000 acres in the Orinoco Belt, holding 30 billion barrels.

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Deal Doubles Reserves

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez on Tuesday in New York UN reception.
The meeting follows Trump’s removal of Venezuela from the drug-trafficking list and a deal that will double reserves and lower gasoline prices.
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz said the meeting will be at President Trump’s UN leaders reception.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Venezuela to discuss oil investments.

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Historical Context

The January 2026 U.S. strike that captured Nicolás Maduro and the subsequent Trump-Rodríguez talks revive a long-standing U.S. push to tap the Orinoco Belt, after earlier attempts to involve ExxonMobil and other majors met lukewarm interest. Days later the Energy Department announced the first $500 million of Venezuelan oil sold under a $2 billion deal and a 460,000-barrel naphtha cargo arrived.

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US firms profit

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez on Tuesday in New York during a United Nations Assembly reception.
Critics argue the oil contracts mainly enrich a handful of U.S. companies while ordinary Venezuelans see no benefit.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright called the Venezuela oil deal a milestone for the Hemisphere’s system.
Continental Resources signed agreement to develop 126,000 acres in the Orinoco Belt, holding 30 billion barrels.

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