Washington is starting to ask the quiet part out loud: who, exactly, is making money off Venezuela’s oil? U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s longtime strongman Nicolás Maduro earlier this month, and Washington has since taken control of Venezuelan oil sales on what it has described as an indefinite basis. In his letter, Garcia said the committee is seeking answers about the administration’s intentions regarding the sale and marketing of Venezuelan oil, as well as the destination of the resulting revenue. Neither Vitol nor Trafigura has responded publicly, but the scrutiny lands at an awkward moment for everyone involved. For traders, it’s a rare chance to operate at scale in a market that’s been out of reach for years.