US to control one fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced on Friday an unprecedented push for the United States to take control of one-fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves. As France 24 reports, the move bets that American companies can revive the OPEC nation's battered energy industry — and deliver a new crude source to help bring down US fuel prices.

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