Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela and sell its oil. Now it’s starting to happen

Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela and sell its oil. Now it’s starting to happen

A new Treasury license lets American companies trade with PDVSA again, but payments must flow through a U.S.-controlled account, not directly to Caracas.

The Treasury issued a broad authorization allowing Petróleos de Venezuela S.A, or PDVSA, to directly sell Venezuelan oil to U.S. companies and on global markets, a massive shift after Washington for … [+3593 chars]