Trump says the United States is getting 'hundreds of millions of barrels of oil' from Venezuela

On May 5, U.S. President Trump delivered a speech at the Small Business Summit on May 4 local time to discuss Venezuela's energy cooperation issues. Trump said the United States currently has "good relations" with Venezuela and said the actions are "progressing smoothly." He pointed out that large energy companies have begun to enter Venezuela to develop resources. In terms of energy cooperation, Trump said that the United States is obtaining "hundreds of millions of barrels of oil" from Venezuela and shipping it to the United States, including Houston, for refining, and the relationship between the two sides is "almost like a cooperative partnership." He also emphasized that the current oil and natural gas production in the United States has reached a record high.