Vitol’s Venezuela Oil Windfall Traced to Trader’s Ties to JD Vance

S. S. operation that removed Nicolás Maduro, and asked whether Vitol wanted to sell Venezuela’s crude, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Within days, Vitol and Trafigura received special licenses to market Venezuelan oil. The administration skipped competitive bidding, citing the need to move fast to stabilize Venezuela’s economy. Addison gave $300,000 in 2022 to a political action committee backing Vance’s Ohio Senate run.

He and his wife gave $7 million to political action committees in 2024, including $5 million to Make America Great Again. S. official told Reuters that Vance had vouched for Addison to Wright at least a year before the January call. Flight records show Addison’s jet and Vance’s plane at Bozeman airport on December 27, the day Vance visited Montana’s Yellowstone Club, where Addison is building a home.