Trump's $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Push Meets a $10 Billion-a-Year Reality Check

President Trump wants U.S. oil companies to pour $100 billion into Venezuela's oil sector. Energy executives estimate rehabilitation requires $10 billion a year for many years. The U.S. Treasury has not expanded operating licenses beyond Chevron's narrow framework, so capital cannot yet flow at that scale. The gap between political ambition and operational reality remains unresolved.