US hasnt located $13 billion from Venezuela oil sales – false
Question asked:
“The US government has not located the $13 billion received from Venezuelan oil sales.”
Summary
The United States has collected roughly $13 billion from Venezuelan oil sales, with officials and multiple news reports confirming the amount and discussing its disposition. There is no evidence that the government has failed to locate these funds.
Sources 77 searched
- Trump offers inflated figure for US, Venezuelan oil gains
So fact-checking Trump relies on piecing together scattered estimates of revenues and expenditures. A July 22 Financial Times analysis estimated that the U.S. has collected about $13 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue.
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- Transcript: The US has $13bn in Venezuelan oil money. Where is it?
Marc Filippino speaks to Geoff Dyer, Aime Williams and Ian Smith
- واشنطن ترخص لخمس شركات نفط العودة إلى فنزويلا | اقتصاد | الجزيرة نت
وكان وزير الطاقة ... أن مبيعات النفط الفنزويلي التي تسيطر عليها الولايات المتحدة بلغت حتى الآن أكثر من مليار دولار، وستدر ...
- "فنزويلا ستسلّم أمريكا ما بين 30 و50 مليون برميل نفط".. ترامب يعلن التفاصيل ومصير الأرباح - CNN Arabic
أعلن الرئيس الأمريكي ... الرئيسة المؤقتة ديلسي رودريغيز، ستسلّم الولايات المتحدة ما بين 30 و50 مليون ......
- "الولايات المتحدة ليست بحاجة إلى النفط الفنزويلي" – واشنطن بوست - BBC News عربي
ويورد المقال أن شعار "لا دماء مقابل النفط" كان من أكثر الشعارات رواجاً ومناهضة للحرب قبل عشرين عاماً، إلا أن هذا الشعار عاد إلى الواجهة مجدداً، وهذه المرّة يبدو أكثر مطابقة للواقع، بعد أن أعلن الرئيس الأمريكي، دونالد ترامب، صراحةً أن اعتقال الرئيس الفنزويلي، نيكولاس مادورو، كان، جزئياً، خطوة مدفوعة بالرغبة في الاستحواذ على احتياطيات فنزويلا النفطية التي تتجاوز 300 مليار برميل من الذهب الأسود، وهي الأكبر عالمياً.
- Where the Hell Is the Oil Money Trump Stole From the People of Venezuela? - ... on a quiet day, I can hear her breathing
A State Department official testified to Congress back in April that around $3 billion had gone back to Venezuela, but Trump boasted in July that the US had sold more than $13 billion in stolen Venezuelan oil and suggested he could divert those ...
- Opinion | Where the Hell Is the Oil Money Trump Stole From the People of Venezuela? | Common Dreams
A State Department official testified to Congress back in April that around $3 billion had gone back to Venezuela, but Trump boasted in July that the US had sold more than $13 billion in stolen Venezuelan oil and suggested he could divert those ...
- US collects over $13B from Venezuelan oil sales in 2026
The Trump administration has collected over $13B from Venezuelan oil sales in 2026, raising questions about fund transparency and energy market
- U.S. Sale of Venezuela’s Oil Hits $13 Billion Since Maduro Capture - Energy News Beat
President Donald Trump announced this week that U.S.-controlled sales of Venezuelan oil have generated more than $13 billion since the January 3, 2026, capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.
- Trump says U.S. has sold more than $13 billion of Venezuela oil since Maduro's capture
President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. has collected more than $13 billion from the sale of Venezuelan oil. The U.S. seized control of Venezuela's oil exports after capturing former President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Jan.
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Scott Bessent answered, “We are not giving out the total amount of disbursements.” Casten asked again, and pointed out that the president himself had talked about more than $13 billion.
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