US to start drilling for oil in Venezuela 'very soon': Trump

- 'They're going to be going in. They're all negotiating right now,' US president says

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US oil companies will start drilling for oil in Venezuela in the near future, President Donald Trump said Thursday.

"We're going to start drilling very soon," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, DC from Davos, Switzerland.

The US has "the biggest" companies in the world, he said.

"We have them, and they're going to be going in. They're all negotiating right now," he added.

By Diyar Guldogan in Washington

Anadolu Agency

energy@aa.com.tr

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