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Maduro posts prison photos after US-Venezuela oil deal

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro posted photos from US detention following a historic oil agreement.

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Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro posted two photos of himself smiling from a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York, on August 30, 2026. [1] US President Donald Trump announced on August 28, 2026, a deal to take control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. [2] The White House identified North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, as the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government. [3] Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, granted North American Blue Energy Partners hundred-year rights over oil fields holding some 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, which represents around a fifth of Venezuela's total reserves. [4] The White House confirmed a 100-year concession granted to North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) to exploit part of Venezuela's oil reserves. [5] According to the pact between the Trump administration and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, NABEP will have rights for a century to drill in 17 oil fields holding approximately 65 billion barrels of crude. [6] Donald Trump announced a 25-year oil agreement with Venezuela involving direct US participation in developing a significant portion of the country's crude reserves. [7] North American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep) announced an agreement with the United States and Venezuela that grants the company operational control of Venezuelan oil reserves. [8] The Trump administration announced a proposed oil agreement with Venezuela intended to secure control over approximately 65 billion barrels of oil reserves. [9] Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Saturday that the deal is expected to bring US$209 billion to Venezuela's treasury. [10] The US administration said it will partner with a private company to extract the fuel in 17 oil fields. [11] The company has committed to investing up to 100 billion dollars in oil infrastructure and is projected to pay some 200 billion in royalties and taxes over the first twenty-five years. [12]
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  1. Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro posted two photos of himself smiling from a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York, on August 30, 2026. · Buenos Aires Herald
  2. US President Donald Trump announced on August 28, 2026, a deal to take control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. · Buenos Aires Herald
  3. The White House identified North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, as the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government. · MercoPress
  4. Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, granted North American Blue Energy Partners hundred-year rights over oil fields holding some 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, which represents around a fifth of Venezuela's total reserves. · MercoPress
  5. The White House confirmed a 100-year concession granted to North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) to exploit part of Venezuela's oil reserves. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  6. According to the pact between the Trump administration and interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, NABEP will have rights for a century to drill in 17 oil fields holding approximately 65 billion barrels of crude. · Efecto Cocuyo
  7. Donald Trump announced a 25-year oil agreement with Venezuela involving direct US participation in developing a significant portion of the country's crude reserves. · FRANCE 24
  8. North American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep) announced an agreement with the United States and Venezuela that grants the company operational control of Venezuelan oil reserves. · TalCual
  9. The Trump administration announced a proposed oil agreement with Venezuela intended to secure control over approximately 65 billion barrels of oil reserves. · Foreign Policy
  10. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Saturday that the deal is expected to bring US$209 billion to Venezuela's treasury. · Buenos Aires Herald
  11. The US administration said it will partner with a private company to extract the fuel in 17 oil fields. · Buenos Aires Herald
  12. The company has committed to investing up to 100 billion dollars in oil infrastructure and is projected to pay some 200 billion in royalties and taxes over the first twenty-five years. · MercoPress
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