According to Axios, the Trump administration is in talks with Venezuela's interim government about taking an ownership stake in the country's oil resources, with U.S. officials saying the deal could more than double U.S. oil reserves. The discussions cover more than a dozen productive oil fields, though not all of Venezuela's 300 billion barrels of proven reserves, and the fields could produce as much as 90 million barrels of oil a day. In return, Venezuela would allow private companies, including American firms, to develop the fields and return more oil revenue to the country. Axios reported that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, have spearheaded the talks, while officials from the State and Defense departments met with counterparts in Caracas last month. Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is also involved, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright has been discussing a possible trip to Venezuela next week as the department looks for ways to increase oil production by U.S. firms.