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“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…”

“After Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal, those living on polluted lake in oil country wait for change Lake Maracaibo has become a symbol of the deteriorated state of the Venezuela's oil industry Jessica Partida, 42, needs a $30 US ultrasound for her kidneys, which…”

“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…”

“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…”

“BAKER HUGHES SIGNS MAJOR VENEZUELA GAS INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL: Baker Hughes signed agreements to expand Venezuelan natural gas infrastructure, potentially paving the way for LNG exports.”

“…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…”

“… Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts Reuters Oil executives worried over lack of essential element for Venezuela expansion: power Associated Press The world’s largest oat milk producer has joined an unusual climate journalism…”

“"We don't need to put people through such extreme workloads that they put in the past," he said. - Analysis The U.S. could soon control 20% of Venezuela's oil reserves.”

“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.”

“The Greenland agreement, investing in Venezuela’s oil, getting Chinese operators out of the Panama Canal Zone, a hefty defense budget aimed at countering China, expanding the Space Force, and yes, the U.S.”

“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.”

“Trump threatened Mexico and boasted of U.S. attacks on Venezuela that removed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro from power and replaced him with Delcy Rodríguez, who was willing to work with the Trump administration to allow the U.S. access to Venezuelan…”

“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.”

“RUNDOWN Bloomberg Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Hinges on Decrepit and Distant Fields Politico Voters are waking up on AI safety.”

“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.”

“Trump can offer Beijing a conditional and gradually expanding opening for Chinese commercial participation in Venezuela’s oil sector.”

“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.”