# Cilia Flores

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-28**: Trump announces 65B-barrel Venezuela deal — President Trump says the U.S. will gain majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves at no cost to taxpayers, more than doubling the U.S. reserve.
- **2026-08**: DOE reports Strategic Petroleum Reserve at multi-decade lows — Department of Energy data shows SPR volumes at levels not seen since the 1980s.
- **2026-01**: U.S. attacks Venezuela and captures Maduro — U.S. military strike results in capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, setting the stage for the later oil deal.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### US-Venezuela Oil Deal: 65B Barrels Reshape Global Supply Routes
2026-08-29 00:21:21 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

The announced U.S. majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves could more than double U.S. reserves and redirect crude sourcing away from the embattled Strait of Hormuz. With Hormuz transits down from roughly 100 ships per day to a handful, supply chain managers face a potentially major reconfiguration of tanker routes, port throughput, and refining feedstocks.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/us-venezuela-65b-barrels-supply-chain

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