US State Department report details $12bn in Venezuelan oil revenue
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The US State Department has released a report on about $12bn in revenue from Venezuelan oil and mineral resources held by the United States. Bloomberg, citing the report, says Venezuela’s US-controlled custody account disbursed $12.1bn between January and September, mostly from crude oil proceeds. The Trump administration says it has returned more than $12bn, almost 99%, of oil revenue since January, the Washington Times reports. The Washington Post and Al Jazeera say the release comes amid demands for transparency and concerns about how revenue held in trust for Venezuela has been handled. The report was released on Thursday.
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The State Department released a report on about $12bn in Venezuelan oil and mineral revenue held by the United States.
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- The Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg
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- The Washington Times
The report says Venezuela’s US-controlled custody account disbursed $12.1bn between January and September, mostly from crude oil proceeds.
One outletBloomberg· Left
The Trump administration says it has returned more than $12bn, almost 99%, of oil revenue since January.
One outletThe Washington Times· Right
The report aims to address concerns about how the administration has handled revenue held in trust for Venezuela.
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- The Washington Post, Al Jazeera English
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Every side reports a State Department report on about $12 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue held by the US. The left stresses transparency demands and how the funds were handled; the right’s one outlet centers on the administration’s claim it returned almost all of it.
the left
4 outlets
Left-side headlines attribute the figures to the State Department or report them as US-held fund flows, stressing the amount of money and how it was handled.
U.S. managed $12 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue, State Department says
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The sole right-side outlet, the Washington Times, leads with the return of the money to Venezuela and attributes that account to the Trump administration.
U.S. returns over $12 billion in oil proceeds to Venezuela since Maduro's ouster, report says
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…$12bn in revenue from Venezuelan oil and mineral resources, nearly a year after it abducted the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro.
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4 outletsLeads with
- Transparency demands
- Amount disbursed from the custody account
- How trust funds were handled
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U.S. managed $12 billion in Venezuelan oil revenue, State Department says
Amid demands for transparency, the State Department released a report detailing the oil funds received by the United States and disbursed back to Venezuela.
US releases report on $12bn from Venezuelan oil, mineral resources
The report seeks to address concerns about the Trump administration's handling of revenue held in trust for Venezuela.
U.S. Returns Over $12 Billion In Oil Proceeds To Venezuela Since Maduro's Ouster, Report Says
As of Sept. 30, the end of the 2026 budget year, $168.6 million remained in an escrow account managed by the U.S. Treasury Department, the report said.
- BloombergLeft
US-Held Venezuela Oil Sales Fund Paid Out $12.1 Billion
Venezuela’s US-controlled custody account disbursed $12.1 billion between January and September, with the funds made up almost entirely of proceeds from crude oil, according to a US State Department report.
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0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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2 outletsLeads with
- Money returned to Venezuela
- Administration’s claim of nearly 99% returned
- Ouster of Maduro as context
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- Concerns about how the funds were handled
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- The Epoch TimesFar Right
US Returns $12 Billion Collected From Venezuela’s Oil Sales This Year
A State Department report provides a peek into how Venezuela has spent its funds following the removal of former leader Nicolás Maduro.
- The Washington TimesRight
U.S. returns over $12 billion in oil proceeds to Venezuela since Maduro's ouster, report says
The Trump administration says it has returned more than $12 billion, or almost 99%, of the revenue obtained from the sales of Venezuelan oil since it ousted then-President Nicolas Maduro in January.
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Bloomberg, Nov 12, 10:56 AM EST
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Its first report, Nov 12, 1:35 PM EST
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- BloombergLeftNov 12, 10:56 AM EST
- The Washington TimesRightNov 12, 1:35 PM EST
- HuffPostFar LeftNov 12, 2:02 PM EST
- Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 12, 3:49 PM EST
- The Washington PostLeftNov 12, 5:40 PM EST
- The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 13, 12:29 AM EST
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