Trump on possible Venezuela departure from OPEC: 'It's up to them'
President Donald Trump said Monday that it is up to Venezuela to decide whether to exit OPEC, as Caracas considers leaving the oil cartel following recent energy pact talks with Washington.
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- Published Date: 02:00 AM 01 September 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that it's up to Venezuela to decide whether it should leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
"Well, I don't know. That's up to them. I mean, that's going to be up to them," Trump told reporters days after the U.S. and Venezuela struck a deal granting Washington partial control of the South American country's oil reserves.
He named Exxon as among the companies going into Venezuela as part of that deal.
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