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Trump Eyes Venezuela Oil Control

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright plans to talk this week with oil-industry executives about reviving Venezuela’s energy sector following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, according to people familiar with the matter. 

Wright will attend the Goldman Sachs Energy, Clean Tech & Utilities Conference in Miami this week that executives from Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips and other companies are scheduled to attend. Chevron is the only oil supermajor still operating in Venezuela.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall is in for Kailey. Joe and Tyler speak with:

  • Bloomberg Senior National Security Reporter Myles Miller.
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies Senior Associate Eric Farnsworth.
  • Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.
  • Bloomberg TV Markets Correspondent Norah Mulinda.
  • Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Heather Conley.
  • Former Diplomat Leland Lazarus.
  • Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodities Strategist Mike McGlone.

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