Donald Trump says US to get 30-50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

US President Donald Trump has said on his social media site that Interim Authorities in Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of High Quality oil to the US at its market priceThe announcement on Tuesday came after officials in Caracas announced that at least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the deadofnight US military operation to capture Nicolas Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face drug chargesTrump posted on Truth Social that the oil will be taken by storage ships and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States He said the money would be controlled by him as president but it would be used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United StatesSeparately the White House is organising an Oval Office meeting Friday with oil company executives regarding Venezuela with representatives of Exxon Chevron and ConocoPhillips expected to attend according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to discuss the plansEarlier Tuesday Venezuelan officials announced the death count in the Maduro raid as the countrys acting president Delcy Rodriguez pushed back on Trump who earlier this week warned shed face an outcome worse than Maduros if she does not do whats right and overhaul Venezuela into a country that aligns with US interests Trump has said his administration will now run Venezuela policy and is pressing the countrys leaders to open its vast oil reserves to American energy companiesRodriguez delivering an address Tuesday before government agricultural and industrial sector officials said Personally to those who threaten me My destiny is not determined by them but by GodVenezuelas Attorney General Tarek William Saab said overall dozens of officers and civilians were killed in the weekend strike in Caracas and said prosecutors would investigate the deaths in what he described as a war crime He didnt specify if the estimate was specifically referring to VenezuelansIn addition to the Venezuelan security officials Cubas government had previously confirmed that 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela were killed in the raid The Cuban government says the personnel killed belonged to the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior the countrys two main security agenciesSeven US service members were also injured in the raid according to the Pentagon Five have already returned to duty while two are still recovering from their injuries The injuries included gunshot wounds and shrapnel injuries according to a US official who was not authorised to comment on the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymityA video tribute to the slain Venezuelan security officials posted to the militarys Instagram account features faces of the fallen over blackandwhite videos of soldiers American aircraft flying over Caracas and armoured vehicles destroyed by the blasts Meanwhile the streets of Caracas deserted for days following Maduros capture briefly filled with masses of people waving Venezuelan flags and bouncing to patriotic music at a stateorganised display of support for the governmentTheir spilled blood does not cry out for vengeance but for justice and strength the military wrote in an Instagram post It reaffirms our unwavering oath not to rest until we rescue our legitimate President completely dismantle the terrorist groups operating from abroad and ensure that events such as these never again sully our sovereign soilTrump grumbles about how Democrats reacted to the raidTrump on Tuesday pushed back against Democratic criticism of this weekends military operation noting that his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden had also called for the arrest of the Venezuelan leader on drug trafficking chargesTrump in remarks before a House Republican retreat in Washington grumbled that Democrats were not giving him credit for a successful military operation even though there was bipartisan agreement that Maduro was not the rightful president of VenezuelaIn 2020 Maduro was indicted in the United States accused in a decadeslong narcoterrorism and international cocaine trafficking conspiracy White House officials have noted that Bidens administration in his final days in office last year raised the award for information leading to Maduros arrest after he assumed a third term in office despite evidence suggesting that he lost Venezuelas most recent election The Trump administration doubled the award to USD 50 million in AugustYou know at some point they should say You know you did a great job Thank you Congratulations Wouldnt it be good Trump said I would say that if they did a good job their philosophies are so different But if they did a good job Id be happy for the country Theyve been after this guy for years and years and yearsWith oil trading at roughly USD 56 a barrel the transaction Trump announced late Tuesday could be worth as much as USD 28 billion The US goes through an average of roughly 20 million barrels a day of oil and related products so Venezuelas transfer would be the equivalent of as much as two and a half days of supply according to the US Energy Information AdministrationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever