United States–Venezuela relations

The corporate logo of Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA is seen at a gas station sign

Why does oil matter so much to Venezuela?

Oil accounts for 95 percent of Venezuelan exports. It’s became even more critical when the Trump administration blocked US revenue to a subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil company in a bid to force Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from office.

A woman holds a protest sign in Spanish.

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A demonstrator wears a mask at rally in Caracas, Venezuela, May 1, 2017.

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Venezuela’s poor lose out on oil wealth

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