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U.S. looking to tap Venezuelan oil reserves

Name: U.S. looking to tap Venezuelan oil reserves
Uploaded: 2026-01-05T18:19:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 34 s
Description: President Trump is pushing for U.S. oil companies to tap into Venezuela's oil reserves following the raid over the weekend that captured Nicolás Maduro. Ed Hirs, energy fellow at the University of Houston, joins CBS News to discuss.

President Trump is pushing for U.S. oil companies to tap into Venezuela's oil reserves following the raid over the weekend that captured Nicolás Maduro. Ed Hirs, energy fellow at the University of Houston, joins CBS News to discuss.