Trump Meets Oil CEOs at White House to Push Venezuela Plan

Major US oil executives expressed caution to Donald Trump about reentering Venezuela, even as the president pressured their companies to spend at least $100 billion to revive the country’s crude oil production.

Trump convened nearly 20 industry representatives in the East Room of the White House on Friday and predicted they could come to an agreement “today or very shortly thereafter” to restart operations in the oil-rich Latin American country, following the brazen capture of leader Nicolás Maduro.

“If you don’t want to go in, just let me know, because I’ve got 25 people that aren’t here today that are willing to take your place,” Trump told the oil representatives.

Comments from some of the executives indicated the president may need to do more convincing. While many praised Trump and said they relished the opportunity resulting from last weekend’s military action, they stressed that hard work remained before they could make substantive investments.

Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said that Venezuela is currently “uninvestable.”

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