On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the oil company Venezuelan national Petroleos said it was conducting negotiations bilateral trade with the United States for the sale of crude oil.

The oil company announced in a statement published on her Telegram channel that she was discussing with the United States about “the sale of oil volumes” and that the process was conducted according to “modalities similar to those currently in force with international companies such as Chevron ”. The United States has launched a large-scale military operation against Venezuela in the early hours of January 3, forcibly capturing the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, before placing them in detention in New York.

So this announcement comes the day after the Statement by US President Donald Trump that Venezuela would provide the United States with high quality oil.