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Venezuela grants North American Blue Energy Partners 100-year concessions for 17 oil fields, White House says

The agreement gives Washington a 35% stake and purchase rights to 20% of output as NABEP takes over 17 oil fields.

  • Venezuela granted North American Blue Energy Partners a 100-year concession for 17 oil fields, controlling about 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, in a deal involving U.S. government backing and displacing Chinese and Russian operators.
  • The U.S. government holds a 35% stake in the parent company, has preferential access to 20% of production at cost, and veto power over the company's board, aiming to modernize Venezuela's oil sector and attract over $100 billion in investment.
  • The arrangement shifts Venezuelan oil supply toward the U.S. market, presenting strategic competition for heavy crude producers such as those in Alberta, Canada.
  • This deal aligns Venezuela's oil sector with U.S. economic and geopolitical interests, potentially boosting production to over 1.5 million barrels per day and increasing tax revenues for Caracas.
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A "historical" transaction announced by Donald Trump on August 28 created the stupor. Washington takes over 20% of Caracas' black gold reserves. Questions arise about the legality of the "take-over" of seventeen deposits, and about the real destiny of the manna expected.

·Paris, France
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Washington confirms the 100-year concession granted to the private company North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) for the exploitation of part of Venezuelan oilFrom the impact for Repsol to the role of a dark tycoon: the Spanish derivative of the Trump agreement in Venezuela The White House confirmed the 100-year concession granted to the private company North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), the controversial Venezuelan businessman A…

·Madrid, Spain
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The United States and Venezuela have signed an agreement that will give Washington control over the majority of their more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Venezuela's businessman Alejandro Betancourt, controlling North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), played a key role in the drafting of the United States-Venezuelan Washington-Caracas agreement for the exploitation of Venezuela's oil fields, and reported on Tuesday's edition of Axios with reference to the source.

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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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