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Inside the U.S. Deal to Get Venezuela’s Oil
22 minutes Posted Sep 1, 2026 at 8:26 pm.
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President Trump called it “the biggest oil deal in world history.” After months of secretive negotiations there was a surprise announcement that the U.S. government was getting a direct stake in a private oil company in Venezuela. WSJ’s Vera Bergengruen reports on how the deal came together and the challenges facing what’s being billed as a big foreign policy win. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
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