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[^1]\n\nNorth American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), a Barbados-based company led by Alejandro Betancourt, obtained an agreement with the United States to jointly exploit more than 20% of Venezuela's oil reserves. [^2]\n\nThe Trump administration announced a deal granting North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) 100-year rights to operate 17 oil fields in Venezuela with proven reserves of 65 billion barrels. [^3]\n\nThe Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump deal is very likely in direct conflict with Venezuela's 1999 constitution, which states that the country's oil reserves belong to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. [^4]\n\nAn anonymous US official stated that Chevron executives and Energy Secretary Chris Wright will travel to Venezuela on Wednesday to formalize the new investment. [^5]\n\nAnalysts have expressed skepticism about the deal, warning that production recovery will take years and questioning if interim President Delcy Rodríguez has the legal authority to grant 100-year rights over 17 fields containing 65 billion barrels in reserves. [^6]\n\nThe agreement includes the creation of a new company where the Pentagon will hold a 35% stake and the Department of State will be able to purchase 20% of the produced oil at cost. [^7]\n\nThe agreement was signed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. [^8]\n\nThe Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital will hold a 35% stake in NABEP's operating matrix at no cost to US taxpayers. [^9]\n\nThe US State Department will have preferential access to 20% of NABEP's production at cost price. [^10]\n\nNABEP, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, is the second-largest oil operator in Venezuela behind Chevron. [^11]\n\nThe Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital will receive a 35 percent ownership stake in the new joint venture. 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