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US Captures Maduro; New Deal Grants Access to 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil

The US captured Venezuelan President Maduro in January 2026, leading to a new oil agreement granting US access to 65 billion barrels.

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Eight months after the capture, Delcy Rodríguez signed an agreement granting the United States preferential access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. [1] On January 3, 2026, the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. [2] The sector of the Chavismo remaining in power in Venezuela, under the leadership of Delcy Rodríguez, announced an agreement with the United States for a US entity to control and exploit 25% of Venezuela's total oil reserves. [3] A Republican official announced the oil agreement as the largest oil agreement in world history. [4] Delcy Rodríguez is serving as the acting president by design of Donald Trump. [5] The agreement was negotiated privately with the key participation of businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who has been investigated for money laundering in Switzerland and Spain. [6] The company North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Betancourt and with a 35% stake from the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Assets, will initially exploit 17 oil fields totaling 65 billion barrels. [7] The deal has pleased Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez, while leaving the opposition and a sector of the Chavismo itself perplexed. [8]
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  1. Eight months after the capture, Delcy Rodríguez signed an agreement granting the United States preferential access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. · elpais.com
  2. On January 3, 2026, the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. · elpais.com
  3. The sector of the Chavismo remaining in power in Venezuela, under the leadership of Delcy Rodríguez, announced an agreement with the United States for a US entity to control and exploit 25% of Venezuela's total oil reserves. · El Tiempo
  4. A Republican official announced the oil agreement as the largest oil agreement in world history. · elpais.com
  5. Delcy Rodríguez is serving as the acting president by design of Donald Trump. · elpais.com
  6. The agreement was negotiated privately with the key participation of businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who has been investigated for money laundering in Switzerland and Spain. · El Tiempo
  7. The company North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Betancourt and with a 35% stake from the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Assets, will initially exploit 17 oil fields totaling 65 billion barrels. · El Tiempo
  8. The deal has pleased Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez, while leaving the opposition and a sector of the Chavismo itself perplexed. · El Tiempo
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