Citizens View US Stake in Oil Reserves as a Surrender

The Venezuela oil deal

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Trump's Oil Deal Is the Monroe Doctrine With a Term Sheet: 100-Year Rights and Beijing Locked Out

Trump's historic 100-year oil deal secures U.S. dominance in Venezuela, excluding China and boosting energy security.

Venezuela hands over oil production and reserves to the U.S.

President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 announced via social media an agreement with Venezuela that puts a sizable portion of that country’s oil production and oil reserves under U.S. control. In a six-minute television address the next day, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez commented on Trump’s remarks. Two days later, the text of the agreement […]

Citizens view US stake in oil reserves as a surrender

CARACAS (AP): Nothing has shaped what it means to be Venezuelan today more than oil. For more than 100 years, in good times and bad, Venezuelans’ identity has been built around the belief that their country’s bountiful oil resources belong to the people, not a government or a company. This belief, and a troubled nation’s pride, took a bruising last week when acting President Delcy Rodríguez agreed to give the United States control of roughly one-fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world.

Proud of their oil, Venezuelans view major U.S. stake in their reserves as a surrender

A troubled nation’s pride took a bruising last week when acting President Delcy Rodríguez agreed to give the United States control of roughly one-fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves – the largest in the world.

Trump Venezuela Oil Deal: SPR Top-Up Or 100-Year Concession Play?

The Trump Venezuela oil deal is being packaged as a no-cost gift to the American people, with President Donald Trump announcing on Truth Social on 30 August