委内瑞拉为美国提供能源,以缓和紧张局势,但美国拒绝了,增加了军事存在,并批准了一个天然气项目。 Venezuela offered U.S. energy access to ease tensions, but the U.S. rejected it, increased military presence, and sanctioned a gas project.

2025年10月,委内瑞拉提出向美国公司开放石油和黄金项目,并在旨在缓和与特朗普政府的紧张局势的后渠道谈判中减少与伊朗、中国和俄罗斯的联系。 In October 2025, Venezuela offered to open oil and gold projects to U.S. companies and reduce ties with Iran, China, and Russia in backchannel talks aimed at easing tensions with the Trump administration. 美国拒绝接受这些提议,停止外交接触,增加加勒比地区的军事存在,包括击沉涉嫌贩毒的船只。 The U.S. rejected the overtures, halting diplomatic engagement and increasing military presence in the Caribbean, including sinking suspected drug-trafficking vessels. 财政部授权美国在严格条件下参与委内瑞拉近海天然气项目。 The Treasury authorized U.S. involvement in a Venezuelan offshore gas project under strict conditions. 委内瑞拉指责美国寻求全球能源主导地位,并声称美国的行动是政权更迭的借口,否认主要的贩毒联系,并警告可能采取特种部队行动。 Venezuela accused the U.S. of seeking global energy dominance and claimed U.S. actions were a pretext for regime change, denying major drug trafficking links and warning of potential special forces operations.