Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Venezuela Oil and U.S. Energy Dominance
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
3.7 • 9.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Sean Hannity reacts to President Trump’s announcement that Venezuela will turn over 30–50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the U.S., with proceeds controlled to benefit both nations. He’s joined by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, also Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council, to explain how the plan could impact U.S. refiners, global adversaries, and energy security. Burgum details why Venezuelan crude requires specific blending and logistics, and how U.S. production can replace hostile-state influence in the region. The hour connects energy policy, national security, and economic leverage in a single strategy discussion.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | All right, news roundup, information overload hour of the Sean Hannity show. |
| 0:08.5 | Tull-free on numbers 800, 941. |
| 0:10.5 | Sean, if you want to be a part of the program, as I was making my way on air last night, |
| 0:15.8 | President Trump put on truth social. |
| 0:19.7 | I am pleased to announce that the interim authorities in Venezuela will be |
| 0:23.8 | turning over 30 and 50 million barrels of high quality sanctioned oil to the U.S. |
| 0:30.3 | The oil will be sold at its market price and that money will be controlled by me. |
| 0:36.2 | Yes, the president, to ensure it is used to benefit the people |
| 0:40.1 | of Venezuela and the people of the U.S. I have asked the energy secretary, Chris Wright, to execute |
| 0:46.1 | the plan immediately. It will be taken by storage ships and brought directly to unloading |
| 0:53.1 | docks in the U.S. |
| 0:54.4 | Thank you for your attention to this matter. |
| 0:56.7 | Now, Doug Bergram is going to join us in a second. |
| 1:00.0 | Now, he will work with energy executives in this country. |
| 1:04.4 | And this week, they've begun those discussions in terms of how to help U.S. |
| 1:10.2 | energy and refining sectors and help Venezuela begin a safe, |
| 1:15.8 | proper transition that will reopen the world's largest oil reserves to lawful trade, |
| 1:22.1 | lawful investment, and frankly, wealth production. |
| 1:24.6 | Anyway, he is the Interior Secretary and the chairman of the National |
| 1:27.9 | Energy Dominance Council. He's also a friend of the program. Secretary, great to have you back. How are you? |
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