U.S. to Keep Oil Blockade on Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture

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The US will maintain its oil blockade on Venezuela despite the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, with the goal of promoting changes in the country's oil industry and reducing drug trafficking.

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The United States will keep what it calls an oil quarantine on Venezuela even after U.S. forces bombed Caracas and captured President Nicolas Maduro. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, this quarantine is as far as the U.S. “running Venezuela” would go. “We continue with that quarantine, and we expect to see that there will be changes, not just in the way the oil industry is run for the benefit of the people, but also so that they stop the drug trafficking,” the top official said, clarifying earlier statements by…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 5, 2026.
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