US energy firms dominate Venezuela deals worth billions
US energy firms on Wednesday signed a raft of multi-billion-dollar deals with Venezuela, days after the South American country agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil
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france24.com
03.09.2026
Canada Doesn’t Want to Be the Next Venezuela
Under his “Donroe” doctrine, President Trump no longer treats Venezuela as sovereign. Canada fears the same treatment.
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wsj.com
03.09.2026
Chevron CEO says patience pays off in Venezuela oil deal
For two decades, Chevron stayed while all its major peers quit after former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez nationalized foreign assets atop the world's largest oil reserves.
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japantimes.co.jp
03.09.2026
Chevron to expand in Venezuela, days after the U.S. and Venezuela strike oil deal
Chevron is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela. The deal will expand its footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty for Venezuela.
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npr.org
02.09.2026
U.S.-Venezuela oil deal will rely on North American Blue Energy Partners
The Trump administration's plan to take a stake in tens of billions of barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves will hinge on a private company called North American Blue Energy Partners, the White House an
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cbsnews.com
01.09.2026
The Latest: Trump says Venezuela agreed to give US control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
President Donald Trump says Venezuela has agreed to give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost
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independent.co.uk
31.08.2026
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits
Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her government’s highly
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theguardian.com
30.08.2026
US and Venezuela seal 25-year oil deal
US President Donald Trump has called it “the biggest oil deal in world history”, while Venezuela’s interim president has assured the public that the country will retain control of its oil under the ag
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france24.com
30.08.2026
Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal
Under the deal, $19 from every barrel of oil sold to the US will flow to Caracas, interim President Rodriguez says.
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aljazeera.com
30.08.2026
Trump says US will take part control of Venezuela oil reserves in unprecedented plan
Announcement followed weeks of US Venezuelan negotiations
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independent.co.uk
29.08.2026
US close to reaching a ‘massive’ deal to take control of Venezuela’s oil: report
President Trump has said the U.S. has already collected more than $13 billion from the sale of Venezuelan crude oil
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independent.co.uk
28.08.2026
Pezeshkian says Iran ‘has not become Venezuela’ despite war and sanctions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran has stood firm despite what he calls a full-scale war.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Opinion | Trump’s Dubious Venezuela Strategy
He is pushing oil production over good governance and may end up with neither.
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wsj.com
04.10.2026
Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Texas is charged with assault
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez has disputed the government's account of what led to his shooting during a DoorDash delivery.
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aljazeera.com
30.09.2026
Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer
Garcés Pérez, who was shot in his car by agents, is accused of striking officer with side mirror while trying to drive awayFederal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an assault charge against a Venezuel
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theguardian.com
30.09.2026
Venezuelans rally for opposition leader’s return and presidential elections
Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado has been living in exile, with plans to return to Venezuela spoiled multiple times.
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aljazeera.com
28.09.2026
Venezuelans rally to demand opposition leader's safe return, presidential elections
Supporters of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado have taken to the streets.
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abcnews.com
28.09.2026
Venezuelan government, opposition agree to work towards reform of top court
The two sides appointed a committee to review selection of candidates for Supreme Court of Justice.
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aljazeera.com
26.09.2026
Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters say
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez has bullet lodged in back as accounts differ over events leading to traffic-stop shootingThe Venezuelan man shot by federal immigration officers after a traffic stop in Texa
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theguardian.com
26.09.2026
Delcy Rodríguez dice ante la ONU que habrá una transición hacia "una democracia plena" en Venezuela pero no da una fecha para las elecciones
La presidenta interina de Venezuela promete "condiciones reales de participación" para todos los partidos, pero evita dar un calendario.
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bbc.com/mundo
24.09.2026