Venezuela Assembly Backs U.S. Oil Deal

Venezuelas ruling party assembly backed a controversial oil deal with the United States on Tuesday. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is set to sign the agreement in Caracas on Wednesday.

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FILE PHOTO: Oil platforms and pumpjacks at Lake Maracaibo, as residents around the oil‑rich center of Maracaibo in Zulia state remain uncertain about new investments following recent legislative reforms allowing greater private participation in PDVSA and aimed at revitalizing the country's struggling oil sector, in Cabimas, Venezuela, January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Venezuela's assembly backed an oil deal with the United States in a Tuesday vote, granting access to a fifth of its crude reserves. The arrangement gives private firm North American Blue Energy Partners a 100-year lease across 17 oilfields.

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