US Energy Secretary Chris Wright (R) greets Venezuela's Sectoral Vice President for Economy and Finance Calixto Ortega (L) as he arrives for a meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on September 2, 2026. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela to finalize an agreement after US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will take a majority stake in 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves, in what he described as "the largest oil deal in history." (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP via Getty Images)