Trump meets with oil executives in bid to boost US drilling in Venezuela

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President Donald Trump promised a group of major oil and gas firm executives assembled at the White House that he would provide them security to increase drilling operations in Venezuela, in an effort to continue lowering oil prices in the United States.

Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright, met with executives from U.S. oil majors Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and ConocoPhillips.

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