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Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans

Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans
BBC News Tuesday 01 September 2026, 21:27 UTC 1 min read
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Amounting to 65 billion barrels of crude, the deal is labelled by one ex-envoy as a colonialist "fever dream".

Amounting to 65 billion barrels of crude, the deal is labelled by one ex-envoy as a colonialist "fever dream".
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