THE VENEZUELAN PLUNDER: DONALD TRUMP INSTALLS A CORPORATE REGENCY TO HARVEST THE OIL “FOR THE PEOPLE”
Biting analysis of Donald Trump’s 2026 seizure of Venezuelan oil. Discover how "Operation Absolute Resolve" turned a nation into a Corporate Regency
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — The smell of sulfur and saltwater in the Port of La Guaira has been replaced by the sterile, metallic scent of "Operation Absolute Resolve."
It has been barely a month since the world watched the grainy, thermal-fed footage of the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro—a tactical extraction that Donald Trump has framed as a "miraculous liberation" but which bears the unmistakable markings of a hostile corporate takeover.
Today, the transformation from sovereign nation to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the U.S. Treasury is complete.
Donald Trump has not just occupied a country; he has installed a Corporate Regency.
While the "interim" President, Delcy Rodríguez, smiles for the cameras and shakes hands with Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the real power sits in a climate-controlled "Liquidity Hub" in Doha and a blocked account at the U.S. Treasury.
It is a masterpiece of modern extortion.
Trump has declared that the 50 million barrels of crude already "redirected" to American shores are being "safeguarded" for the Venezuelan people.
But if you look at the mud-slicked streets of Caracas, you won’t see "safeguarded" prosperity; you see the "serf class" queuing for six tons of medical supplies—a pittance of a bandage on a gaping imperial wound.
The "Venezuelan Plunder" is the new gold standard for the "Power & Parody" era.
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is the new Board of Directors for South America.
They have issued the licenses.
They have picked the winners—BP, Chevron, Eni, Repsol, and Shell—turning the world’s largest oil reserves into a private playground for the Western energy aristocracy.
Trump calls this "restoring prosperity," but his definition of prosperity is strictly reserved for the balance sheets of the "Federal Logistics" fleet.
The "Plunder" isn't just about the oil; it's about the precedent.
By declaring a "national emergency" to protect these revenues from creditors, Trump has effectively placed an entire nation’s wealth in a legal vacuum where only he holds the key.
The message to the Global South is chillingly clear: your resources are only "yours" until the American Empire decides they are "safely" needed elsewhere.
In the shadows of the massive, rusted derricks of Lake Maracaibo, the workers are told to wait for the "$100 billion investment" promised by the Orange Regency.
They are told that the "shadow fleet" tankers being boarded in the Indian Ocean are "enemies of democracy."
But the workers know the truth: they have traded one set of chains for another, and the new ones are plated in 24-karat American gold.
The "Venezuelan Plunder" is the ultimate triumph of the elite over the individual.
It is the death of the nation-state and the birth of the "Corporate Colony."
While Trump prepares for his "victory lap" visit to Caracas, the rest of the world watches in a state of paralysis, wondering who the next "national emergency" will be.
The "serf class" in Venezuela is currently being harvested for their crude, their labor, and their silence.
And as the first $300 million "tranche" of oil revenue vanishes into the labyrinth of U.S.-controlled accounts, the only thing being "liberated" is the wealth of a continent.
Welcome to the New Reality, where "Make America Great Again" is a hemisphere-wide mandate for extraction.
The "Plunder" has only just begun.
