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Exclusive-Venezuela, US in talks to export Venezuelan oil to US, sources say

By Thomson Reuters Jan 6, 2026 | 1:44 PM

By Erin Banco and Marianna Parraga

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, ‍Jan 6 (Reuters) – Venezuelan and U.S. officials are discussing ‌exporting Venezuelan ‌crude to the United States, five government, industry and ​shipping sources told ‍Reuters ​on Tuesday.

U.S. ​refineries on the ‍Gulf Coast can process Venezuela’s crude and have ‍imported it in the past, before ‍the ‍U.S. imposed ​sanctions ​on ⁠Venezuela.

(Reporting by ‌Marianna Parraga, Erin Branco, Jonathan Saul, Jarret Renshaw and Arathy ⁠Somasekhar)