# Just Because the U.S. Says It's Legal Doesn't Make It So: Companies Trading in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk

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Podcast: [Drilled](https://stenobird.com/podcast/drilled-860945)
Published: 2026-02-09T08:09:00+00:00
Episode link: https://drilled.media/
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## Resource

Fernanda Hopenhaym, member of the  UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights  walks Drilled senior global climate justice reporter Nina Lakhani through the many legal pitfalls companies getting involved in the United States seizure of the Venezuelan oil industry might be facing. Check out the longer story on our website.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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