Financial Times reports Trump appointees, campaign donors and recent departures are moving to profit from Venezuela’s troubled oil sector. Two people said Houston-based producer Sable Offshore is in advanced talks with the Venezuelan government to sign an oilfield development contract, and a small number of other firms are in similar high-level negotiations. Sable’s VP for policy and commercial affairs, Brittany Kelm, was in the Trump administration until last month. Energy firm Primavera signed

Financial Times reports Trump appointees, campaign donors and recent departures are moving to profit from Venezuela’s troubled oil sector. Two people said Houston-based producer Sable Offshore is in advanced talks with the Venezuelan government to sign an oilfield development contract, and a small number of other firms are in similar high-level negotiations. Sable’s VP for policy and commercial affairs, Brittany Kelm, was in the Trump administration until last month. Energy firm Primavera signed an oilfield development agreement on Wednesday; co-founder Fred Ehrsam donated $1.0m to Trump’s 2025 inauguration fund.