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title: "US Energy Secretary Denies Claims of Stealing Venezuelan Oil"
description: "Most outlets reported the US Energy Secretary's denial of allegations that the US is \"stealing Venezuelan oil,\" quoting his statement directly. Business Recorder provided additional context by mentioning that Venezuela granted the US access to a significant portion of its natural resources, while Arab News Pakistan focused on the denial itself without elaborating on the access granted."
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# US Energy Secretary Denies Claims of Stealing Venezuelan Oil

world · latest filing 4 Sep 2026, 5:39 AM PKT · 3–4 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the US Energy Secretary's denial of allegations that the US is "stealing Venezuelan oil," quoting his statement directly. Business Recorder provided additional context by mentioning that Venezuela granted the US access to a significant portion of its natural resources, while Arab News Pakistan focused on the denial itself without elaborating on the access granted.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [US not ‘stealing Venezuelan oil,’ energy secretary insists](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437864/us-not-stealing-venezuelan-oil-energy-secretary-insists) · 4 Sep 2026, 5:39 AM PKT
  > CARACAS: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday dismissed claims that Washington was “stealing Venezuelan oil” after the South American nation granted its northern neighbor access to a huge chunk of its natural resources. Wright, who traveled to Venezuela to oversee the signing of a series of energy deals worth billions of dollars, sought to dispel criticism in comments made to AFP and o...
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [US not ‘stealing Venezuelan oil,’ energy secretary insists](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/us-not-stealing-venezuelan-oil-energy-secretary-insists-3000186) · 3 Sep 2026, 10:48 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing

2 articles from 2 outlets, 3–4 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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