Venezuela expects to attract $76 billion in oil investments over the next five years

Delcy Rodríguez linked the investments to recently signed agreements and said the bilateral deal with the United States includes drilling operations involving 250 rigs across 17 oil fields. The Daily Journal — Venezuela expects to attract approximately $76 billion in investments in its oil sector over the next five years through a series of recently […]

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National Assembly backs U.S. oil deal with Chavista votes and opposition reservations

The Daily Journal. — Venezuela’s National Assembly on Tuesday approved a resolution supporting the binational energy agreement announced by Caracas and Washington, an initiative that places at least 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves under the control of U.S. companies. The ruling bloc backed the resolution, while opposition lawmakers distanced themselves from the […]

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White House: Venezuela oil deal will secure U.S. energy dominance for a century

The Daily Journal. — The White House said Monday that the oil agreement reached with Venezuela will allow the United States to secure its “energy dominance for the next century” at no cost to American taxpayers. “This deal secures our energy dominance for the next century, all at zero cost to the United States,” President […]

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Pentagon plans to acquire 35% stake in oil company with rights to 17 Venezuelan fields, WSJ reports

The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Department of War plans to acquire a 35% non-controlling stake in a private company that holds rights to develop oil fields in Venezuela, a move that would mark an unusual expansion of the U.S. government’s direct involvement in an energy project in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported […]

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