TAMPA, Fla. —
- Venezuela’s oil reserves are the largest in the world.
- On Tuesday, President Trump announced that Venezuela would turn over 30-50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the U.S.
- That may seem like a lot, but the U.S. consumed just over 20 million barrels per day over the last month.
- Now many are wondering how this may impact gas prices going forward.
- Tampa Bay 28 anchor Paul LaGrone spoke with oil and gas expert R.T. Trevino about all of this and the bottom line for you.
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