By Steve Holland
[1/2] 2026年1月23日，委内瑞拉拉古纳州（原文Puerto La Cruz为拉古纳州首府，此处按标准译法修正）普拉多港（原文Puerto La Cruz，为拉古纳州首府，此处按标准译法修正）的委内瑞拉国家石油公司（PDVSA）炼油厂设施景观。路透社/萨米尔·阿蓬特/资料图片
[1/2] 2026年1月23日，委内瑞拉拉古纳州普拉多港的委内瑞拉国家石油公司（PDVSA）炼油厂设施景观。路透社/萨米尔·阿蓬特/资料图片
华盛顿，2月3日（路透社） – 一名美国官员周二表示，美国现已向委内瑞拉政府返还了上个月加拉加斯（委内瑞拉首都）与华盛顿达成的协议中，作为初始石油销售一部分的全部5亿美元款项。
该官员在匿名情况下表示，销售所得的最后2亿美元已汇至委内瑞拉。这笔交易是在1月3日委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗（Nicolas Maduro）被美国军方行动抓获后达成的。
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“委内瑞拉已正式收到来自首次石油销售的全部5亿美元，”该官员称。
该官员补充说，这笔资金将“由美国政府酌情分配给委内瑞拉人民”。
上周在国会山作证时，国务卿马尔科·卢比奥（Marco Rubio）表示，美国参与委内瑞拉石油销售是一项短期努力，旨在稳定该国、维持政府运转并帮助民众。
“本质上，我们允许委内瑞拉使用自己的石油创收，以支付教师、消防员和警察的工资，并维持政府职能运转，避免系统性崩溃，”他说。
美国官员表示，这些资金此前存于卡塔尔，作为“临时短期账户，以确保委内瑞拉获得运营所需资金”。
该官员补充称，未来销售的长期目标是将收益“转入美国境内的一个基金”，并在符合商定程序的指示下，授权用于委内瑞拉政府或其机构和下属单位的任何债务或支出。
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US says it has returned to Venezuela all $500 million of initial oil sale
By Steve Holland
Item 1 of 2 A view of the installations at the Puerto La Cruz oil refinery of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Samir Aponte/File Photo
[1/2]A view of the installations at the Puerto La Cruz oil refinery of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Samir Aponte/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The United States has now returned to the Venezuelan government all $500 million from the initial sale of oil that was part of a deal reached between Caracas and Washington last month, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
The last $200 million from the sale has been sent to Venezuela, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The deal came about after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured in a U.S. military operation on January 3.
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“Venezuela has officially received all $500 million from the first Venezuelan oil sale,” the official said.
The official added that the money is to be “disbursed for the benefit of the Venezuelan people at the discretion of the U.S. government.”
Last week during testimony on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. involvement in the sale of Venezuelan oil was a short-term effort aimed at stabilizing the country, keeping the government afloat and helping the people.
“So in essence, we allowed Venezuela to use their own oil to generate revenue to pay teachers and firefighters and police officers and keep the function of government operating so we didn’t have systemic collapse,” he said.
The funds had been held in Qatar and intended as a “temporary, short-term account to ensure Venezuela received the funds needed to operate,” the U.S. official said.
The official added that the long-term goal for future sales is to move the proceeds “into a fund located in the U.S. and to authorize expenditures for any obligation or expense of the government of Venezuela or its agencies and instrumentalities upon instructions that are consistent with agreed upon procedures.”
Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Tom Hogue and Edwina Gibbs
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