01/03/2026
What’s happening in Venezuela is all about China. The USA has been telling us for a long time that it cannot have a CCP dominated narco state on it's northern border. The USA moved on Maduro while Beijing’s delegation was in Caracas . The timing was purposeful & the message clear. China & nations cozy with the CCP (🇨🇦) have been placed on notice. Venezuela regime change is being seen as a direct setback for China and Russia.
Both invested heavily to keep their influence alive, but the ground reality shifted fast. Washington stepped back into the game with clear intent and strong pressure. This move sends a loud message to the world. America is not stepping aside anymore. From Latin America to global politics, US dominance is making a visible comeback. Allies are realigning, rivals are recalculating, and power centers are shifting again.
China and Russia tried to challenge the order, but this moment shows who still controls the tempo. The world is watching closely because this is not just about Venezuela. It is about influence, reach, and who truly shapes the future.
The US is about to make Venezuela one of the biggest oil producers in the world. The USA just gained about 1 million bpd of heavy oil being shipped to refineries in Texas and Louisiana. It was going mostly to China.
We have 2.6 million bpd of refinery capacity engineered for Venezuelan type heavy oil. They have been starved for oil in recent years due to Maduro and Chavez. They were forced to blend Canadian tar sand oil in recent years.
Venezuela will likely be able to grow their oil production back to 3 million bpd like it was before Hugo Chavez's socialist takeover. About 2 million bpd was exported to the USA back then.
Venezuela currently has 303 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, which Trump says the US now controls. Oil prices are trading at ~$57/barrel, making Venezuela's total reserves worth $17.3 TRILLION. Even if the US sells this oil for HALF of the market rate, that's still $8.7 TRILLION. In other words, in 12 hours, the US has gained control of oil reserves worth more than the entire GDP of ALL countries in the world, aside from the US and China. That's 4 TIMES larger than the GDP of Japan.
Most people do not realize how much the world just changed.
This move will dramatically improve energy supply to the US economy.
