ProPublica: The Shady Deal To Seize Venezuela’s Oil

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ProPublica's research uncovers the small letter of the oil pact with Venezuela: Crudo at $30 a barrel and hidden costs

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(EFE).- The oil agreement promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump in Venezuela protects the interests of private entrepreneurs, but does not establish the explicit obligation to pay the $200 billion in taxes and royalties that the White House has announced as profits for the South American country, according to an investigation published this Tuesday by [...] The entry Oil agreement with the U.S. would not guarantee the $200,000 announced for Ve…

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The oil agreement promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump in Venezuela protects the interests of private entrepreneurs, but does not explicitly impose the obligation to pay the $200 billion in taxes and royalties that the White House has announced as profits for the South American country, according to an investigation published this Tuesday by ProPublica, a U.S. investigative journalist.

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In early 2026, the U.S. government launched an offensive against Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, which resulted in the murder of some 200 people, a large part of them military and civilians, as well as the Cuban personnel guarding Maduro. President Donald Trump later declared the announcement of an oil agreement he called “The greatest in the history of the world” with the interim government of Venezuela,…