In a move that reshapes the geography of global energy power, President Trump has announced an agreement granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude oil reserves — the largest such accord between nations in recorded history. The deal, brokered through diplomatic and military pressure following the capture of Nicolas Maduro, reflects a long-held American ambition to reclaim influence over Venezuelan resources nationalized under Hugo Chavez. It arrives at a moment of domestic urgency, with U.S. strategic reserves depleted and gas prices a per