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The truth behind Donald Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’

The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented

The Guardian - US · 2h ago

Venezuela Joins the G20's Oil Talks in Houston: What's Really Driving the Invitation

Venezuela joins the G20 energy talks in Houston weeks after a 100-year U.S. oil deal, as diesel hits a record $6.27 a gallon.

Latin Times · Sep 16

Trump’s clash with Canada is his latest imperialistic embarrassment

The president’s chaotic schemes of aggrandizement, from Venezuela to Iran, have no larger rationale

The Guardian - US · Sep 11

Marco Rubio Went Before a Venezuelan Audience to Defend Delcy Rodríguez and Alejandro Betancourt But The Questions Got Uncomfortable

Secretary of State Marco Rubio turned to a respected familiar voice to Venezuelans this week as the Trump administration faced mounting criticism over its cooperation with interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez and its decision to place controversial businessman Alejandro Betancourt at the center of a historic oil agreement.

Latin Times · Sep 2

Who is Trump's Venezuela go-between?

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 2: We look at papers' coverage of the shadowy Venezuelan magnate who brokered the Washington-Caracas oil deal. In other news, the Pacific Islands Forum wants to talk climate change, but China's anger at the presence of Taiwan is stealing the limelight. Finally, the Bayeux Tapestry…

France 24 · Sep 2

Venezuela hands the US control over a fifth of its oil in landmark deal

Venezuela's parliament has approved handing the US control of a fifth of its oil reserves, cementing Washington's grip on a government it helped install after toppling President Nicolas Maduro in January.

Euronews · Sep 2

Is the US-Venezuela Oil Deal for 25 Years or 100? Here's What's Actually Been Signed

Trump says the deal is historic. Rodríguez says 25 years; the White House says 100. Betancourt has laundering probes on three continents.

Latin Times · Sep 1

Alejandro Betancourt, the controversial Venezuelan oil tycoon Trump is banking on

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced "the biggest oil deal in world history" – a new deal with Venezuela for "65 billion barrels of oil". Washington is set to take a 35 percent stake in North American Blue Energy Partners, which is owned by controversial Venezuelan oil tycoon Alejandro…

France 24 · Sep 1

Trump vows US will take 'all' of Venezuela's oil as deal details emerge

The White House has published the terms of its Venezuela oil deal, naming the private company at its centre and confirming Washington's majority control of more than 65 billion barrels, as President Trump vowed the US would be taking "all" of it.

Euronews · Sep 1

Trump's oil deal with Venezuela raises red flags for some major producers, sources say

A proposed US deal granting North American Blue Energy Partners a 100-year lease over 17 Venezuelan oilfields is raising concerns among major oil companies. The arrangement would give the US a 35% stake and guaranteed oil access, while NABEP’s Venezuelan owner Alejandro Betancourt’s past investigations add uncertainty for potential investors.

The Economic Times · Sep 1