An oil pump jack is pictured in El Progreso, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

A puddle containing surfaced crude oil residue is pictured at Cerro Miosa in Mene Grande, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Hector Valero stands atop a mound of crude oil residue that has surfaced at Cerro Miosa while collecting a sample in Mene Grande, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Hector Valero stands atop a mound of crude oil residue that has surfaced at Cerro Miosa while collecting a sample in Mene Grande, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Jose Gregorio poses for a picture in front of an oil pump jack in El Progreso, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Eladio Ramon shows a sample of crude oil residue that has surfaced in El Milagro, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Hector Valero stands atop a mound of crude oil residue that has surfaced at Cerro Miosa while collecting a sample in Mene Grande, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Hector Valero collects a sample of crude oil residue that has surfaced at Cerro Miosa in Mene Grande, Zulia State, Venezuela, on September 19, 2026. (Photo by Margioni BERMÚDEZ / AFP via Getty Images)