President Donald J. Trump announced between 12:45 a.m. and 1:15 a.m. UTC on January 7 that interim authorities in Venezuela will turn over between 30 and 50 million barrels of high-quality, sanctioned oil to the United States, according to an X post by PeterDraft shared in that window. Trump's statement reads: "President Donald J. Trump announces Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America." The announcement comes amid fallout from the U.S. Delta Force raid that captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas last Saturday, as previously reported. Separately, Venezuelan AnaÃs Castro shared testimony on X stating the National Guard kidnapped her mother and 2-year-old niece as they tried to leave the country with dollars following Maduro's capture, per a post by @perroscalleok in the reporting window. An X post by @AK_y7928 noted Venezuelan company Sivensa shares activity through the stratosphere during this 29-minute period.
