Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela after CEO calls country ‘uninvestable’

<p>US president says company is ‘playing too cute’ after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás Maduro</p><p>Donald Trump has said he might block ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil company’s chief executive called the country “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week.</p><p>Darren Woods told the US president that Venezuela would need to change its laws before it could be an attractive investment opportunity, during the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/trump-oil-company-executives-meeting-venezuela">high-profile meeting</a> on Friday with at least 17 other oil executives.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/donald-trump-threatens-block-exxonmobil-venezuela">Continue reading...</a>