Trump’s Venezuela oil deal sounds huge
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Sen. Ted Cruz renewed calls for free and fair elections to be held in Venezuela, just two days after Trump announced that the U.S. would take of 65 billion barrels of oil
Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez says the 25-year oil deal with President Donald Trump targets 1.5 million barrels per day across 17 strategic oilfields initially.
President Donald Trump is touting his sweeping new oil agreement with Venezuela as a historic economic and national-security victory, but the deal is drawing unusual criticism from both the political left and right, Venezuelan democracy advocates, and foreign-policy experts who question whether Washington is putting oil ahead of free elections.
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CARACAS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday that an energy agreement with the U.S. would remain in force for 25 years, target an increase in crude output to 1.
Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez says a new US energy deal will run for 25 years, target over 1.5 million bpd of oil output and retain Caracas' sovereignty over its resources.
The United States entered a deal to take majority ownership in a joint oil venture with a Venezuelan energy company. It could be a game-changer in the long run.