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The debts that Venezuela owes ConocoPhillips

and ExxonMobil

are not an immediate priority for the Trump administration after the overthrow of President Nicolas Maduro, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC on Wednesday.

“The huge debts that are owed Conoco and Exxon, those are very real and need to be recompensed in the future,” Wright told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan. “But that’s a longer term issue. That’s not a short-term issue.”