The three biggest US oil companies have so far not had any meetings with the government, contradicting Trump's comments.

The president spoke to Fox News by phone hours after he announced the U.S. had captured the president of the oil-rich South American country.

U.S. oil companies will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela's energy sector after the overthrow of Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said.

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Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.

Donald Trump now says he wants American companies to take over Venezuelan fields in order to extract and sell resources.

Shares of U.S. oil majors are rising as investors bet that they will cash in after the military action that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The White House official did not say which companies the administration has spoken to or when the conversations took place.

The three biggest US oil companies have so far not had any meetings with the government, contradicting Trump's comments.

“I don't think any large U.S. major company is going to want to invest without a series of guarantees,” one historian of Venezuela said.

The upcoming meetings will be crucial to the administration's hopes to boost crude oil production and exports from Venezuela.

Trump is open about his ambitions for scaled-up US operations, but analysts say such plans would take time.

Trump's announcement came days after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolas Maduro, to be prosecuted on drug-trafficking charges.

Trump touts large US oil investments in Venezuela’s industry, but firms remain cautious amid low prices and instability.

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The Trump administration said Washington will dictate decisions in Caracas and oversee Venezuela's oil exports after the US seizure of president Nicolas Maduro.