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US Secures 100-Year Control of Key Venezuelan Oil Fields in Historic Deal

A sweeping agreement gives the United States direct control over a fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves, reshaping global energy politics and triggering debate over its impact on prices and Venezuelan sovereignty.

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Venezuela grants US firm 100-year concessions for oil fields

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Trump announces historic US-Venezuela oil deal for 65 billion barrels

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NABEP to pay $200 billion in royalties and taxes to Venezuela

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US troops backed removal of Maduro amid oil negotiations

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Chevron pledges $7 billion to double Venezuela oil output

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US signs deal to control a fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves

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  1. US energy secretary will travel to Venezuela to unveil oil arrangement
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  4. Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans
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  5. Trump says Venezuelan oil could replenish depleted U.S. stockpiles. Will it?
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  3. Exxon 'going in' to Venezuela, Trump says in touting oil deals
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  4. Watch: Why is the US-Venezuela oil deal so controversial?
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54 articles

  1. Trump speaks on Venezuela oil deal
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  2. Venezuela prevé producir 1,5 millones de barriles diarios en acuerdo con Estados Unidos
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  3. Trump says US will refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan oil
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  4. Trump promises to ‘fill up’ SPR after US-Venezuela oil deal
    The Hill
  5. Venezuela says it will retain 'sovereignty' over its oil reserves despite US deal
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87 articles

  1. US and Venezuela Reach Deal Giving Washington Control of Oil Reserves
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  2. Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner
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  3. Oil deal with US is denounced by both sides of Venezuelan politics
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  4. What’s behind the US deal to seize control of Venezuelan oil reserves?
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  5. Trump's Venezuelan oil deal: What we know and how it could impact Canada's oil industry
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