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“The first million barrels of oil to emerge from this year’s US-Venezuela deal arrived in Texas this week — cargo that Trump described as a “gift” delivered for free — but elections in both countries could put the deal’s future at risk.”

“…ado is balancing an election campaign with a Trump administration that has sought to extract oil from Venezuela by striking deals with the government of interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who served as Maduro’s vice president and took over after his…”

“Rubio speaks to Venezuelan minister about reforms that lay groundwork for elections WASHINGTON, Nov 2 - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his Venezuelan counterpart on Monday about reforms that lay the groundwork for future free and fair elections…”

“Rodríguez and senior Venezuelan officials in Caracas in August to seal a massive oil deal.”

“She was sworn in as interim president and later signed an oil deal that granted favourable terms to the US.”

“Her return comes just weeks after a controversial US oil deal that will see Venezuela hand over 20 percent of its vast oil reserves.”

“All the rest: OIL PRICES EXTEND MIDTERMS FALL: Traders appear to remain optimistic about a deal between the U.S. and Iran, as oil prices continued to fall today.”

“It’s not the corruption of criminal justice or the illegal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, or plundering Venezuela while leaving its corrupt, dictatorial government in place.”

“… “mutilizations” of children, his conquest of Greenland and Venezuela to give the U.S. control of “almost 50% of the world’s oil,” his victory over Iran, and so on—before veering back to his Washington projects, including replacing the “very inferior grass”…”

“On Tuesday, a week before election day, Donald Trump stood in front of an oil tanker docked in Corpus Christi, Texas to announce that the first million barrels of oil from his deal with Venezuela had arrived in the state.”

“At his final rally in Texas last week, before a largely male crowd Trump pitched 'free oil' from Venezuela promising it would come at zero cost.”

“But only a single tanker of oil has reached the Caribbean island since early January, according to Cuban officials, which has crippled the country's electrical grid.”

“When the U.S. captured Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, Cuba lost its main oil supplier.”

“He bragged about extracting Venezuela’s oil resources and fantasized about making the country “the 51st state” in a speech this week in Corpus Christi, Texas, during which he showed off a tanker he claimed was carrying 1m barrels of oil and repeated a phrase…”

“Trump acknowledged the higher costs during his Lubbock rally, while pointing to increased American oil production and his administration's recent energy deal with Venezuela as steps toward bringing prices down.”

“Trump said Venezuela delivered one million barrels of oil Trump said Venezuela had delivered one million barrels of oil to the US for free following the US military operation that removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power.”

“Trump said the tanker was loaded with the first oil received from Venezuela under a deal that Washington made after deposing the country's former leader.”

“Trump suggested on Tuesday that Venezuela would become the 51st US state as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “1m barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president.”

“The Trump administration has signed an oil deal with Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, after abducting socialist President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation in January.”

“He wanted an easy Venezuela-style, regime-altering victory (and sweetheart oil deals).”

“Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefly appeared onstage with Trump, who used the trip in part to highlight the arrangement made with Venezuela to process more of its crude oil in Texas refineries.”

“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…”

“Reporting Highlights - Corporate Firewall: The oil deal is designed to prevent future U.S. presidents and Venezuelan leaders from changing or dismantling the enterprise. - Hidden Investors: Some of the Trump administration’s partners could remain anonymous,…”

“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 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 last month “perhaps the biggest deal ever made.””

“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 last month "perhaps the biggest deal ever made."”

“Trump also turned to Venezuela, where a U.S. military operation removed Nicolás Maduro, declaring that "to the victor belong the spoils" as he discussed access to the country's oil.”

“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.”

“The Trump administration recently signed a major oil deal with Venezuela which gave the US a 100-year concession over a staggering 65bn barrels of Venezuelan crude oil.”

“But critics and other observers have pointed out that the Trump Administration’s approach has instead prioritized doing business with Venezuela over facilitating democratic transition—with Washington announcing a major oil deal with Caracas amid the talks.”

“Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has stood in as acting president since then, with the endorsement of US President Donald Trump, and has cooperated with his administration regarding reforms in the country, as well as a deal to grant the US control…”

“…is aligned to three goals that the US appears to be pursuing: reducing India's dependence on Russian crude, encouraging greater imports of Venezuelan and American oil, and advancing a trade deal in which energy cooperation could become a key area of…”

“Rubio described India as a crude oil refining "superpower" and advocated for processing more Venezuelan crude in India.”

“The U.S. will also discuss with Reliance producing oil in Venezuela, Mr.”

“(NYSE: E) Eni became operator of a Venezuelan oil field described in industry reporting as holding some 35 billion barrels in place, extending a pattern that has defined the Italian major for several years: taking operating positions in resource-rich…”

“…tense and more painful response" to U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers - On Saturday, the U.S. struck and "permanently disabled" three Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman after Iran's Revolutionary Guard had fired ballistic missiles at…”

““We did Venezuela and we did this.”

“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.”

“…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.”

“At a campaign rally in Corpus Christ, Texas, Trump touted a US oil deal with Venezuela, which the US attacked in January, capturing its long-serving leader Nicolás Maduro.”

“Trump said that in Texas on Tuesday he would receive a “gift” from Venezuela, whose leader Nicolas Maduro was toppled in a U.S. military operation in January, of a tanker containing one million barrels of oil.”

“He started off by gesturing to an oil tanker docked just outside the campaign event, filled, he said, with Venezuelan crude-oil – a product of the deal his administration inked with Venezuela’s new, US-pliant leadership.”

“… car ‘accident’ or from a mysterious illness” — and Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal “won’t be worth much unless Venezuela has a government with democratic legitimacy,” something “that should start with a date and a credible process for a free and fair democratic…”

“Trump made a deal with Delcy Rodríguez Maduro’s, vice president and member of his inner circle, to stabilize the country as the United States sought to take control of the country’s oil assets.”

“Kremlin crony Dmitry Medvedev said the Ukrainian leader had done more damage to Trump's interests than US interventions in Venezuela, Cuba and Iran combined.”

“… claimed that the United States has secured control over Greenland and Venezuela, describing the purported acquisitions as the “greatest real estate deal in history” during a campaign rally for Republican candidates in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday (local…”

“President Trump has framed last week's deal for the U.S. government to take a stake in Venezuela's oil reserves as a boon not just for gas prices, but also for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which has dropped to historically low levels.”

“HESITANCY AROUND VENEZUELA: Venezuelan officials claim that the South American country has more than 300 billion barrels of proven oil reserves – a number that caught the attention of the Trump administration, which is now seeking to take control of some of…”

“No matter how attractive oil prices look today, many in the Permian believe a price crash is inevitable, either because Trump’s daily “jawboning” keeps futures traders feeling bearish, or because of a genuine security breakthrough in Iran, evaporating…”

“…reement governing the United States’ new imperial access to Venezuela’s oil reserves: The document reveals carefully constructed terms that favor U.S. interests at every turn and cements the power of a small group of people handpicked by the Trump…”

“It’s possible to think of a few answers—like removing Venezuela’s Russia-friendly dictator Nicolás Maduro, seizing a Venezuela-bound Russian-flagged tanker, or pressuring India to stop buying Russian oil.”

“The deals could help revive output in Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves but produces well below levels seen a decade ago.”

“Vlad is the villain President Trump’s call for Ukraine to replace its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is a blunder of huge proportions (“Zel: Don on ‘wrong side’ in Vlad deal,””

“They seem to have believed they had some kind of deal with Ahmadinejad, who was going to be able to go in and take over in the same way that Delcy Rodríguez had taken over in Venezuela.”

“The Trump administration is also reported to be considering easing restrictions on so-called shadow fleet vessels that have transported oil and petroleum products from countries including Russia, Iran and Venezuela.”

“According to Habba, Grenell asked that the donation be routed through a $17.6 million payment for a business deal, an accusation Grenell called “absurd.””

“This [the Saudi-Houthi escalation] is putting more pressure on the oil markets.”

“…ump administration is considering easing sanctions on so-called shadow-fleet vessels that have transported oil and petroleum products from countries including Russia, Iran and Venezuela to help ease prices, a U.S. official said on Wednesday (October 14,…”

“…esday said the Trump administration is considering easing sanctions on so-called shadow fleet vessels that have transported oil and petroleum products from countries including Russia, Iran and Venezuela, in an effort to reduce record-high global freight…”

“Since Maduro’s ouster, Caracas and Washington have cut a deal giving the US access to 17 Venezuelan oil fields, while international energy firms have separately committed to expanding projects in the Latin American country.”

“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”.”

“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.””

“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.”

“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?”

“…ect until he’s 16 by offering boys as young as 11 handshake deals, in some cases for millions of dollars. - Stolen Promises: With enormous sums promised to poor families, moneylenders exploit them by offering loans at exorbitant interest rates and find ways…”

“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…”

“Oil executives are still confused about how it will work, what the US government’s role will be, and whether it will use the deal to open new doors for them — or if the operation will be run more or less exclusively by and for Venezuelan oil magnate and Trump…”

“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 signed agreements are separate from the major U.S.-Venezuela oil deal announced by Trump days before the energy chief’s visit to Caracas.”

“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.”

“Even Fox News Won’t Hide the Truth About Trump’s Grotesque Oil Deal… On Bulwark Takes, 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…”

“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.”

“‘We’re stealing Venezuelan oil.’ Of course, that’s not true at all,””

“In response to rising fuel costs, US President Donald Trump recently pledged to "substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans" through an oil deal with Venezuela.”

“…0 people missing, including about 590 foreign nationals. 🇻🇪 Oil move: A U.S. official said Chevron would expand operations in Venezuela, days after Trump bragged about taking oil wealth out of the country whose former leader, Nicolás Maduro, the U.S.…”

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

“On Friday, Trump announced: “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!”

“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…”

“Why didn’t he deal with the smallness of the income effect in his post?”

“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.”

“The deal makes BP one of the first large-scale international oil firms to return to Venezuela after rival Shell secured a licence to develop the first phase of the Loran field earlier this summer.”

“Brent crude, the primary international benchmark for oil prices, fell about 5 percent on Monday, before climbing as markets opened in Asia on Tuesday.”