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“U.S.-Venezuela oil deal puts opposition in a political bind Venezuelan opposition members are uneasy with new oil deals with the U.S., worried that agreements with authoritarian regime in Caracas could undermine democratic progress.”

“Energy Secretary Wright says Venezuela oil deal will bring down gas prices in a year or two Energy Secretary Chris Wright is back in the U.S. after his trip to Venezuela to hash out the new oil deal between the two nations.”

“Even Fox News Won’t Hide the Truth About Trump’s Grotesque Oil Deal Will Saletan takes on Trump’s Venezuela oil deal, as the president openly brags that Venezuelan oil has already paid for the war “many times over” and Republicans argue that U.S.”

“Top House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration for answers on the oil deal struck with Venezuela, homing in on the role of Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.”

“He was talking about a fellow Trump ally’s oil deal with Venezuela: oil tycoon Harold Hamm of Continental Resources, a US petroleum and natural gas production company, who announced a preliminary deal with PDVSA, Venezuela’s national oil company, that same…”

“Trump insisted oil prices will tumble once Iran signs a deal, yet he rejected Tehran's latest ceasefire offer to reopen the strait over the weekend as simply 'not good enough.' GOP insiders, meanwhile, privately fear that the rising energy costs caused by the…”

“As soon as I make a deal, oil prices will drop to what they were.”

“Trump used his speech to the body dedicated to global peace to declare that in Venezuela: “to the victor belong the spoils,” and called an oil deal the US signed with Caracas in August “perhaps the biggest deal ever made.””

“Venezuela president returns from US visit with no deals, no firm election date NEW YORK, Sept 26 - Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in New York this week for the UN General Assembly seeking business deals on debt, energy and mining, to…”

“Trump bragged of the recent oil deal between the US and Venezuela, as she appeared to wince.”

“Trump indicated that he’s aiming for some $100 billion in investment to flow into Venezuela’s oil industry as part of the deal, which grants the US control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in the socialist country.”

“…ects the committee will also look into the administration's Venezuela operations — from the military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific waters to the U.S. partnership with a private company to develop and access the South American…”

“…ects the committee will also look into the administration’s Venezuela operations — from the military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific waters to the U.S. partnership with a private company to develop and access the South American…”

“Last month, she had caused a stir by blasting Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela, railing in an X post against how the country’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has been left in power despite her ties to Nicolas Maduro.”

“The energy shock from production and oil supply disruptions is intensifying, and we have seen assaults on Saudi Arabian infrastructure from Iran-affiliated forces.”

“In 2011, a Saab company entered a large public housing deal between Colombia and Venezuela despite, according to Deniz, having no construction experience.”

“…ier this month, Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in history” with Venezuela, a partnership with Venezuelan oil entrepreneur Alejandro Betancourt in which Washington will gain a stake and access to at-cost crude shipments from oil fields…”

“…igil, a former treasury department expert, observed that in dealing with the “same corrupt regime, different leader … the Trump administration has provided almost no information on the system it has established to sell Venezuelan oil, collect the revenue, and…”

“The U.S. said it attacked and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday; Iran said it targeted two U.S. ships and eight oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as they tried to traverse an area Iran has said is off-limits.”

“President Trump had secured the 'biggest oil deal in WORLD history,' Zacharia said.”

“It is as obvious to Trump that Moscow has a seigneurial right over Ukraine as it is that he should be allowed to decide who governs Venezuela and who sells its oil.”

“No surprise, then, that taking Venezuela’s oil was foremost on his mind after the Maduro snatch-and-grab.”

“In August, Mr Trump said the US had struck a deal with the South American nation to "control" more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil.”

“Some 40,000 Cuban doctors, teachers and other professionals worked in Venezuela, while the country supplied about 1,00,000 barrels of oil a day on relatively easy terms.”

“…nsive and difficult Naval blockade and escort program in the Strait of Hormuz, while dealing with global economic upheaval from stubbornly high fuel prices that have not shrunk to pre-war levels despite the oil flow from other Gulf Nations returning to…”

“… Latin America as a battle against drugs, the comparison to Venezuela, where Trump has claimed control over the country’s oil fields and says he has taken billions of dollars out, although there is no public acknowledgement of where that money has gone, is…”

“…t the Trump administration conducted an unauthorized war on Venezuela, kidnapped its president, and is operating a puppet regime in Caracas for the purpose of appropriating Venezuelan oil wealth—and this was in no small part the work of Marco Rubio, whose…”

“The State Department is accusing Democrats of performative "grandstanding" by demanding a sweeping Venezuela oil deal briefing then postponing so the Senate could leave town early.”

“Pete Sessions of Texas, and a prominent Washington lobbyist, all of whom recounted feeling betrayed upon discovering Rivera's massive consulting arrangement with an American affiliate of PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil enterprise.”

“Relief is scarce: Venezuelan oil stopped after former dictator Nicolas Maduro’s capture on Jan. 3, and a Russian tanker in March provided only temporary respite.”

““To the victor belong the spoils,” he instructed the General Assembly, apropos of the oil “deal” he made with America’s now puppet regime in Venezuela.”

“When asked what this will cost American taxpayers, Trump offers a curious metric: less, he says, than America makes in a single month from Venezuelan oil.”

“…ranking US officials – including the head of the CIA, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff and the energy secretary, Chris Wright – have visited Caracas, while Trump recently trumpeted striking “the biggest oil deal in world history” with Rodríguez’s…”

“In the aftermath of the operation, the United States and Venezuela have built a working relationship in which the Trump administration secured an oil deal that grants North American Blue Energy Partners access to over 60 million barrels of Venezuelan oil…”

“Quick Hits BLOOD MONEY: Ever since he decapitated Venezuela’s government last year by arresting President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has pursued a policy toward the South American nation that can best be described as ‘Make Colonialism Great Again.’ The…”

“It had also willingly agreed to a nuclear deal in 2015.”

“Critics have compared the arrangement, which has included a deal granting the US control over large parts of Venezuela’s oil reserves, to those previously imposed on oil-rich nations by colonial powers such as Great Britain.”

“Donald Trump has long coveted the oilfields of other nations and declared an agreement with Venezuela to be “the biggest oil deal in world history”.”

“Some critics of this position say Washington has sidelined the country's opposition and reduced the urgency for free elections in favor of oil and investment deals with the interim government.”

“The election in the world's fifth largest country is drawing a great deal of international attention.”

“Roughly 80 per cent of Venezuelans oppose the joint-venture oil deal, and U.S.”

“That was the feeling among observers at the UN general assembly, an annual festival of hobnobbing and dealmaking for global leaders.”

“But designation is only the visible end of a much less glamorous intelligence problem: figuring out who actually owns the company that owns the ship, who finances the cargo, who insures it, and where the money goes after the oil is sold.”

“While the Pentagon went on to strike more deals for equity in companies — including its most recent agreement with Venezuelan oil company North American Blue Energy Partners — former Pentagon officials told Semafor they were skeptical of Paoletta’s reasoning.”

“Ukraine stepped up its attacks on Russia’s energy sector over the weekend, launching its largest reported strike yet on the Moscow region in a barrage that struck a major Moscow oil refinery and killed three people.”

““Where’s all this oil from Venezuela?”

““Where’s all this oil from Venezuela?”

“Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, wrote in a post on Facebook that he is pleased with the potential deal.”

“ICYMI – EXXON’S INTEREST IN VENEZUELA GROWS: When Callie was in Caracas earlier this month for the signing of several oil agreements with five energy companies, there was one notable name not in the room: Exxon Mobil.”

“He helped forge an oil deal with Venezuela this summer that the Trump administration believes will buoy both the U.S. and Venezuelan economies.”

“Some background: Continental’s investment marks the latest deal signed by a western energy company committed to developing Venezuelan oil resources.”

“He has also sought to gain access to Venezuela's oil industry - striking a major oil deal with Caracas in August.”

“True to this maxim, Trump turned his back on Venezuela’s democratic majority, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, and recently signed the so-called biggest oil deal in world history with leftist Delcy Rodriguez, who was put in power after…”

“Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the summit in the US oil capital of Houston will include representatives of G-20 countries plus Venezuela.”

“It’s, it’s the biggest oil deal and probably it’s the biggest deal in the history of our country. 65 billion barrels are ours and you know what they say it is?”

“Reports that Venezuela was considering leaving OPEC emerged just before the White House announced what it called “the biggest oil deal in world history,” claiming the agreement secured US majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s…”

“The Trump administration is seeking greater US access to Venezuela’s minerals, including gold, as it expands its push to gain control and influence over the South American country’s vast natural resources beyond oil, according to three sources familiar with…”

“…ah is joined today by James Story, the former ambassador to Venezuela, to take us deep into the recent history of U.S.-Venezuelan relations, Nicolás Maduro, Delcy Rodríguez, a possible democratic transition, the oil deal, the Venezuelan diaspora, Marco Rubio,…”

“The office, created in 2022 to issue and guarantee loans so private companies can develop critical technologies, came under scrutiny this week after the Trump administration used it to take an equity stake in Venezuela’s second-largest oil firm.”

“What could that conflict, plus a new landmark U.S. oil deal with Venezuela, mean for consumers in the U.S.?”

“The Trump administration is facing questions over its increasingly direct economic involvement in Venezuela after it ousted that nation’s leader; most recently, the US government took an equity stake in a private oil company developing fields there.”

“… investment pledge it made as part of a tariff-fueled trade deal with Washington. - And just this past Tuesday, the United Kingdom announced that, thanks to Canadian approval in July, it became a full member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for…”

“Today, we bring you the usual roundup of the White House week, plus we get the lowdown on who was present and who was missing from the U.S.-Venezuela oil deal ceremony.”

“Maduro is being put on a show trial in New York while the US has secured effective control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves through a deal granting Washington 55 per cent of output from 17 oilfields over 100 years.”

“Oil: Donald Trump said oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will be used to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.”

“President Trump said Sunday he would restock it with oil from his Venezuela deal giving the United States secure a stake in more than 65 billion barrels of oil despite the fact it could to produce take many years to before the agreements yields any…”

“Morning news brief Gulf countries react to protracted Iran war, U.S. debt tops $40 trillion, U.S. oil companies sign first deals with Venezuela.”