{"id":96128,"date":"2026-01-09T13:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=96128"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:31:59","slug":"venezuelas-crude-concessions-us-vows-to-exert-control-over-worlds-largest-oil-reserves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/venezuelas-crude-concessions-us-vows-to-exert-control-over-worlds-largest-oil-reserves\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela&#8217;s crude concessions: US vows to exert control over world&#8217;s largest oil reserves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k77bKIJV0Ubl1dECWnw\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nWhat&#8217;s next for Venezuela, where a surprise attack saw US forces capture President Nicolas Maduro and his wife? Is getting control of the country&#8217;s oil reserves the most important motivation for US President Donald Trump? Charles Pellegrin talks to David Goldwyn, president of Goldwyn Global Strategies and former US State Department special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs from 2009 to 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s next for Venezuela, where a surprise attack saw US forces capture President Nicolas Maduro and his wife? Is getting control of the country&#8217;s oil reserves the most important motivation for US President Donald Trump? 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