Trump: Hürmüz'de mayınlar temizlendi, Venezuela ile tarihi petrol anlaşması
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Hürmüz Boğazı'nın uluslararası sularındaki tüm mayınların ABD Donanması tarafından etkisiz hale getirildiğini duyurdu. Trump, yeni mayın döşeyecek herhangi bir gemi veya teknenin derhal ve sistematik olarak imha edileceğini belirtti. ABD kuvvetlerinin mayın döşemeye karışan iki gemiyi etkisiz hale getirdiği, boğazdan milyonlarca varil petrolün geçişinin sürdüğü aktarıldı. Aynı gün Trump, Venezuela ile "dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşması" olarak nitelendirdiği anlaşmayı açıkladı. Anlaşma kapsamında ABD'nin Venezuela'nın 65 milyar varilden fazla kanıtlanmış petrol rezervinin büyük bölümü üzerinde çoğunluk kontrolü sağlayacağı, 17 stratejik petrol sahasının geliştirileceği, ülkeye 100 milyar doların üzerinde yatırım ve 209 milyar dolardan fazla vergi geliri beklendiği ifade edildi. Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio anlaşmanın ABD için istikrarlı rezervler, düşük maliyetli petrol ve iç piyasada düşük akaryakıt fiyatları sağlamaya yardımcı olacağını söyledi.
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Son dakika... Trump: Hürmüz Boğazı'ndaki bütün mayınlar etkisiz hale getirildi
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, sosyal medya hesabından yaptığı açıklamayla "Hürmüz Boğazı'ndaki bütün mayınların etkisiz hale getirildiğini" duyurdu.“Hürmüz Boğazı’nın uluslararası sularındaki tüm mayınların ABD Donanması tarafından etkisiz hale getirildiği konusunda az önce bilgilendirildim" diyen Trump, "İran’a, yeni mayın döşeyen herhangi bir gemi veya tekne derhal ve sistematik olarak imha edilecek. Uzay Kuvvetleri aracılığıyla tıpkı Kazma Dağı ve daha önce imha edilmiş diğer üç nükleer tesis gibi Boğaz’ın her bir karışını yakından takip ediyoruz. Mayın döşenmesine karşı Sıfır Tolerans politikası tam olarak uygulanmaktadır” ifadelerini kullandı. AYRINTILAR GELİYOR...
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- Diplomatic28 Aug, 23:34
Trump announces new US oil agreement with Venezuela
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- Diplomatic28 Aug, 23:41
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- Diplomatic28 Aug, 23:53
"Tarihin en büyük petrol anlaşmasını yaptık"
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Venezuela ile "dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşmasına" vardıklarını ve Venezuela'daki 65 milyar varilden fazla petrol rezervinin büyük bölümü üzerinde kontrol sağladıklarını belirtti
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Rubio believes oil deal with US to attract $100 billion in investment to Venezuela
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- Diplomatic29 Aug, 01:00
Tam 65 milyar varillik petrol! Trump, dev anlaşmayı ilan etti: Dünya tarihinin en büyüğü
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Venezuela ile "dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşmasına" vardıklarını ve Venezuela'daki 65 milyar varilden fazla petrol rezervinin büyük bölümü üzerinde kontrol sağladıklarını belirtti. Trump, sosyal medya hesabından yaptığı açıklamada, ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio ve Savunma Bakanı Pete Hegseth'in Venezuela Geçici Devlet Başkanı Delcy Rodriguez ile konu hakkında yakın şekilde çalıştığını kaydetti. ABD'nin, özel sektörle kurulan ortaklık aracılığıyla Venezuela'daki 65 milyar varilden fazla petrol rezervinin büyük bölümü üzerinde kontrol sağladığını aktaran Trump, "Venezuela ile dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşmasına az önce imza attık!" ifadesini kullandı. Trump, anlaşmanın ABD'nin petrol rezervlerini iki katından fazla artıracağını ve ülkenin petrol arzını önemli ölçüde güçlendireceğini savundu.
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- Diplomatic29 Aug, 02:07
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- Economic29 Aug, 04:14
ABD-Venezuela petrol için anlaştı. Trump: Dünya tarihinin en büyük anlaşmasını
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Venezuela ile "dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşmasına" vardıklarını açıkladı. Trump, sosyal medya hesabından yaptığı açıklamada, ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio ve Savunma Bakanı Pete Hegseth'in Venezuela Geçici Devlet Başkanı Delcy Rodriguez ile konu hakkında yakın şekilde çalıştığını kaydetti. ABD'nin, özel sektörle kurulan ortaklık aracılığıyla Venezuela'daki 65 milyar varilden fazla petrol rezervinin büyük bölümü üzerinde kontrol sağladığını aktaran Trump, "Venezuela ile dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşmasına az önce imza attık!" ifadesini kullandı. Trump, anlaşmanın ABD'nin petrol rezervlerini iki katından fazla artıracağını ve ülkenin petrol arzını önemli ölçüde güçlendireceğini savundu. DELCY RODRİGUEZ ANLAŞMAYI DOĞRULADI Venezuela Geçici Devlet Başkanı Delcy Rodriguez, ABD ile petrol anlaşması yaptıklarını doğrulayarak ABD Başkanı Donald Trump ve Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio'ya teşekkür etti. Rodriguez, ABD ile ilişkilerde "tarihi bir dönüm noktasını" yaşadıklarını kaydederek, anlaşmanın özel sektör temsilcilerinin katılımıyla petrol üretimini “kayda değer oranda artırmaya” imkan sağlayacağını belirtti. ABD ile varılan mutabakat kapsamında Rodriguez, "65 milyar varillik kanıtlanmış potansiyel, 100 milyar doların üzerinde yatırım ve devlete 209 milyar dolardan fazla vergi geliri" getirecek 17 stratejik sahanın geliştirilmesinin öngörüldüğünü ifade etti. Rodriguez, tarihi petrol anlaşmasının, dünyada kanıtlanmış en büyük ham petrol rezervlerine sahip Venezuela'nın hidrokarbon sanayisini geliştirmeye dönük "stratejik altyapısının ihyası ve yeniden inşasına yönelik kayda değer bir yatırım akışı" sağlayacağını da sözlerine ekledi. Söz konusu yatırımların önemine değinen Rodriguez, "Bu yatırımlar yalnızca sanayimizin ihyasına ve modernizasyonuna değil, aynı zamanda ülkemizin ekonomik büyümesine, yarımküremizin enerji güvenliğine ve uluslararası piyasalarda daha büyük bir denge sağlanmasına katkıda bulunacaktır." değerlendirmesinde bulundu. MADURO SONRASI VENEZUELA ABD özel kuvvetlerinin 3 Ocak’ta başkent Karakas’a düzenlediği operasyonla Devlet Başkanı Nicolas Maduro New York’a kaçırıldı. Kaçırılmasının ardından Maduro'nun yardımcısı Delcy Rodriguez, Meclis'te yemin ederek Geçici Devlet Başkanlığı görevini devraldı. ABD ile işbirliğine hazır olduğunu vurgulayan Rodriguez, "ABD ve Venezuela halklarının yararına olacak şekilde, ikili işbirliğini güçlendirecek bir gündem üzerinde birlikte çalışmaya yönelik nazik niyetinden dolayı Başkan Donald Trump’a teşekkür ederim." ifadelerini kullanmıştı.
- Economic29 Aug, 04:24
Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves
United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the Opec nation’s battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices. Trump provided few details about the agreement, saying only that the US had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves through a partnership with private business. The South American nation’s leader welcomed the agreement, saying it would boost the economy and government revenue. The new deal would represent a dramatic expansion of the US role in Venezuela’s oil industry as the Trump administration seeks to revive the country’s production and secure more crude for US refineries. Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves but produces only about 1.25 million barrels per day, far below its potential after years of underinvestment, mismanagement and sanctions. Rubio calls deal a win-win “At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with Highly Respected Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, and, through a partnership with private business, have secured majority US control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The announcement followed weeks of US-Venezuelan negotiations over a deal that would give American companies long-term access to a group of Venezuelan oilfields and guarantee the resulting crude supply to the United States. Venezuelan officials are preparing to sign agreements next week granting new oil exploration and production rights to a number of companies, particularly US firms. Sources have told Reuters that a lease model was under consideration, with fields potentially auctioned to US producers, but the arrangement could face legal and constitutional challenges in Venezuela, where the state retains control over core oil industry activities. Trump did not disclose the structure of the agreement, the fields or companies involved or how the United States would exercise majority control over the reserves. A list seen by Reuters shows the fields are in the Orinoco Belt and Lake Maracaibo regions. Rubio described the agreement as a win for both countries, saying on X that it would secure stable, low-cost oil for the United States and help lower gasoline prices. For Venezuela, Rubio said the deal would bring nearly $100 billion in private investment, support thousands of high-paying jobs and help rebuild the country’s economy. Rodriguez, who became interim leader after the US captured President Nicolas Maduro in January, said late on Friday that the agreement would allow for a significant increase in production through the development of 17 strategic fields and result in tax revenue for the country totaling $209 billion. “These investments will contribute not only to the recovery and modernization of our industry, but also to our countrys economic growth, the energy security of our hemisphere, and greater balance in international markets,” she said in a statement. Legal basis, financial structure unclear Analysts said they needed to see more details on the agreement’s legal and financial structure before assessing whether it could attract significant investment. Also unclear is whether the deal will lower gasoline prices in the short term, as developing the infrastructure needed to produce, transport and refine Venezuela’s heavy crude could take years. David Goldwyn, president of Goldwyn Global Strategies, said it was unclear whether a US government lease would have a legal basis under Venezuela’s constitution and its new hydrocarbons law, adding that there is “no precedent for having the US government enter into a lease to operate oil fields”. Goldwyn also questioned whether the plan would address the obstacles that have deterred investment in Venezuela for years. “It is hard to see how this kind of arrangement would accelerate investment at any material scale,” he said, citing political uncertainty, an inadequate power grid, limited export capacity and government discretion over the industry. Since removing Maduro, Washington has been trying to secure a stable flow of Venezuelan crude for US refineries while promoting American investment in the country’s oil industry. The Trump administration is under pressure ahead of midterm elections in November to mollify consumer concerns over rising gasoline prices. Cheaper oil supplies and expanded output could help. The U.S. also has been looking for solutions to replenish its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s oil stockpile, including the possibility of crude swaps with U.S. producers. Venezuela nationalised its oil industry in the 1970s, putting state-run PDVSA at its center. Under then-President Hugo Chavez, the government tightened control, forcing foreign producers into state-led joint ventures and later expropriating assets, including projects operated by ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips. Under Maduro’s rule Venezuela’s production fell sharply.
- Economic29 Aug, 04:50
Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, but offers few details about agreement
United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, betting that American companies can revive the Opec nation’s battered energy industry while delivering a new source of crude to help bring down US fuel prices. Trump provided few details about the agreement, saying only that the US had secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s proven oil reserves through a partnership with private business. The South American nation’s leader welcomed the agreement, saying it would boost the economy and government revenue. The new deal would represent a dramatic expansion of the US role in Venezuela’s oil industry as the Trump administration seeks to revive the country’s production and secure more crude for US refineries. Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves but produces only about 1.25 million barrels per day, far below its potential after years of underinvestment, mismanagement and sanctions. Rubio calls deal a win-win “At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with Highly Respected Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, and, through a partnership with private business, have secured majority US control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The announcement followed weeks of US-Venezuelan negotiations over a deal that would give American companies long-term access to a group of Venezuelan oilfields and guarantee the resulting crude supply to the United States. Venezuelan officials are preparing to sign agreements next week granting new oil exploration and production rights to a number of companies, particularly US firms. Sources have told Reuters that a lease model was under consideration, with fields potentially auctioned to US producers, but the arrangement could face legal and constitutional challenges in Venezuela, where the state retains control over core oil industry activities. Trump did not disclose the structure of the agreement, the fields or companies involved or how the United States would exercise majority control over the reserves. A list seen by Reuters shows the fields are in the Orinoco Belt and Lake Maracaibo regions. Rubio described the agreement as a win for both countries, saying on X that it would secure stable, low-cost oil for the United States and help lower gasoline prices. For Venezuela, Rubio said the deal would bring nearly $100 billion in private investment, support thousands of high-paying jobs and help rebuild the country’s economy. Rodriguez, who became interim leader after the US captured President Nicolas Maduro in January, said late on Friday that the agreement would allow for a significant increase in production through the development of 17 strategic fields and result in tax revenue for the country totaling $209 billion. “These investments will contribute not only to the recovery and modernization of our industry, but also to our countrys economic growth, the energy security of our hemisphere, and greater balance in international markets,” she said in a statement. Legal basis, financial structure unclear Analysts said they needed to see more details on the agreement’s legal and financial structure before assessing whether it could attract significant investment. Also unclear is whether the deal will lower gasoline prices in the short term, as developing the infrastructure needed to produce, transport and refine Venezuela’s heavy crude could take years. David Goldwyn, president of Goldwyn Global Strategies, said it was unclear whether a US government lease would have a legal basis under Venezuela’s constitution and its new hydrocarbons law, adding that there is “no precedent for having the US government enter into a lease to operate oil fields”. Goldwyn also questioned whether the plan would address the obstacles that have deterred investment in Venezuela for years. “It is hard to see how this kind of arrangement would accelerate investment at any material scale,” he said, citing political uncertainty, an inadequate power grid, limited export capacity and government discretion over the industry. Since removing Maduro, Washington has been trying to secure a stable flow of Venezuelan crude for US refineries while promoting American investment in the country’s oil industry. The Trump administration is under pressure ahead of midterm elections in November to mollify consumer concerns over rising gasoline prices. Cheaper oil supplies and expanded output could help. The US also has been looking for solutions to replenish its Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s oil stockpile, including the possibility of crude swaps with US producers. Venezuela nationalised its oil industry in the 1970s, putting state-run PDVSA at its centre. Under then-president Hugo Chavez, the government tightened control, forcing foreign producers into state-led joint ventures and later expropriating assets, including projects operated by ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips. Under Maduro’s rule Venezuela’s production fell sharply.
- Economic29 Aug, 06:18
US strikes deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves
Trump has long been candid about his desire for the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American nation.
- Economic29 Aug, 06:22
Trump: ABD, Venezuela'nın 65 milyar varillik petrolü için anlaşma yaptı
Trump uzun süredir ABD'nin Venezuela petrolünü güvence altına alma isteği konusunda açık konuşuyor ve petrol şirketlerini bu Güney Amerika ülkesine yatırım yapmaya çağırıyor.
- Diplomatic29 Aug, 06:44
Trump: Venezuela ile dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşmasını imzaladık
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Venezuela ile "dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşmasına" vardıklarını ve Venezuela'daki 65 milyar varilden fazla petrol rezervinin büyük bölümü üzerinde kontrol sağladıklarını belirtti.
- Economic29 Aug, 07:08
“Dünya tarihinin en büyük petrol anlaşması”
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Venezuela’nın 65 milyar varilden fazla kanıtlanmış petrol rezervinin büyük bölümü üzerinde ABD’nin kontrol sağladığını açıkladı. Venezuela Geçici Devlet Başkanı Delcy Rodriguez ise anlaşma kapsamında 17 stratejik petrol sahasının geliştirilmesinin planlandığını, ülkeye 100 milyar doların üzerinde yatırım gelmesinin ve 209 milyar dolardan fazla vergi geliri elde edilmesinin beklendiğini bildirdi
- Diplomatic29 Aug, 00:05
Trump announces 'historic' agreement for US stake in Venezuela oil reserves
Washington and Caracas announced Friday that they had reached a “historic” oil agreement, under which the United States will take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's reserves.
- Diplomatic28 Aug, 23:31
Trump says U.S. makes deal to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves
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- Economic31 Aug, 05:35
Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Refill U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The United States will use Venezuelan crude to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, President Donald Trump said on Sunday on social media. Describing the move as a “Gift from Venezuela to the People of the United States,” President Trump said the “topping out” will begin soon, as quoted by Reuters. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been drawn close to minimum operational levels amid a surge in U.S. crude oil exports in response to the crisis in the Middle East. As of August 21, per Reuters, the SPR held 290 million…
- Diplomatic01 Sept, 09:56
Trump plan to control Venezuelan oil has more holes than Swiss cheese
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States “has just entered into an Agreement” with Venezuela covering more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, secured “at no cost to the American Taxpayer.” He then proceeded to name Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez as the chief negotiators. The White House then released a fact sheet late Monday evening, without the underlying legal text. It offers one of three accounts of the deal, one that clashes with both Rodriguez’s version and the Pentagon’s own prior statements. The number of oil barrels will get the most attention over the next weeks. However, the financing structure is the key element because it determines who bears the costs of this arrangement and under what authority. Rodriguez described her interpretation of the deal on Telegram and expanded on it Saturday night on state television. Hers is a 25-year, bilateral project across 17 strategic fields and eight greenfield blocks, targeting more than 1.5 million barrels a day, drawing $100 billion in investment and returning roughly $209 billion to the Venezuelan state at a benchmark price of $65 per barrel, which would give the government about $19 of revenue per barrel. She insisted it preserves Venezuelan sovereignty over natural resources. Trump, for his part, claimed there will be majority American ownership of the reserves, which would be illegal under Article 12 of Venezuela’s constitution. A U.S. official told the Associated Press that Washington would control 55% of the output of a new private company called North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), the second largest oil producer in Venezuela, with an ownership stake and the right to buy crude at cost for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the military. The White House fact sheet later broke that figure down: a 35% equity stake for the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital, plus the State Department gets the right to buy 20% of output at cost. This framing appears at odds with that of Rodriguez; it’s hard to imagine, after all, that Caracas will get $19 per barrel if the U.S. is buying large amounts of it at cost. The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital could oversee and help fund the oilfield licenses, according to the Washington Post. The Biden administration created the office in December 2022, and Congress codified it a year later, establishing a pilot program to extend loans, loan guarantees, and technical assistance to companies developing dual-use technologies across 34 categories listed in the statute. The office made its first direct loan in August 2025: $150 million to a rare earths processor in California. Its pilot authority expires on October 1, 2028. Lifting heavy crude from Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt is not one of the 34 categories, and nothing in the law contemplates financing foreign upstream oil development. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the office’s role is confined to loans and guarantees and that it cannot take an ownership stake in private companies, which means the instrument available to the Pentagon cannot deliver the 35% the administration just described in the fact sheet. Three consequences follow from that mismatch. First, a loan guarantee costs nothing on the day it is issued and costs whatever the default costs on the day it is called. That is how a phrase like “no cost to the American Taxpayer” survives contact with a structure whose stated purpose, in the Post’s account, is to absorb risk that private firms have already declined to take. Francisco Monaldi of Rice University told the Post that oil companies will ultimately be hesitant, and ExxonMobil's chief executive called the country “uninvestable” in January. The guarantee is only being contemplated because neither of those judgments has changed. Second, the fact sheet now puts the lease at 100 years, two days after Rodriguez said 25 years. Either way, the financing authority floated to support the arrangement could sunset in 2028, unless Congress acts to reauthorize it. Whatever gets signed would outlive the legal instrument used to underwrite it, and no one has explained what would replace that authority or who would appropriate funds for it. Third, as the Congressional Research Service notes, information about the Pentagon’s loans and guarantees need not be made public. So, the administration has selected the federal credit facility carrying the least mandatory transparency to underwrite the largest resource claim in the hemisphere, which puts the claim about taxpayer cost beyond anyone’s ability to scrutinize. Venezuelan law raises a separate set of problems that no announcement has addressed. Article 12 of the constitution makes hydrocarbon deposits property of the government — property that is inalienable and non-transferable. Article 302 reserves the petroleum industry to the state, and Article 303 requires the state to hold all shares of PDVSA, as the state oil company is known. January's hydrocarbons reform loosened rules about joint ventures but stopped well short of authorizing a 55% foreign ownership stake, and constitutional changes may be required before the agreement can be finalized. Ricardo Hausmann, who ran Venezuela’s planning ministry in the early 1990s, wrote that Rodriguez “has no legitimacy or constitutional power to commit Venezuela to any such deal,” and that no major American oil company will treat it seriously because it will not last. According to the White House the U.S. would have veto power over who sits on the NABEP board. It would include "reputable U.S. auditors, lawyers, and advisors and the U.S. government’s agreement with NABEP is governed by U.S. law and is subject to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts." Right now it is controlled by Alejandro Betancourt, whom Swiss prosecutors sought to arrest on suspicion of financial crimes and whom Washington has declined to surrender. He has not been formally charged, and his attorney denies the allegations. Betancourt has also been the administration’s principal intermediary in Caracas. So, just about every party to this deal carries an unresolved question about its authority to sign. Venezuela has already run a version of this experiment on itself, in these same fields. In 2007, when the government converted the Orinoco projects into joint ventures, with PDVSA holding 60%, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil rejected the terms and were expropriated. Both companies eventually won. Conoco secured awards totaling roughly $10.7 billion, including an $8.7 billion ruling by an international trade court in 2019, and Exxon collected a $907 million award from the International Chamber of Commerce. More than 20 claims from that wave of litigation remain largely unpaid because tribunals cannot seize assets within Venezuela, and enforcement abroad has been slow and mostly fruitless. Any company that ends up holding a repudiated contract in these same fields would win a judgment it could not collect; a federal guarantee would shift this risk onto the U.S. Treasury. Within a day of its announcement, opposition to the deal surfaced across the entire Venezuelan political spectrum. Venezuelans protested in Caracas on Saturday; opposition figures called the arrangement a betrayal of the country’s resources; and Chavista hardliners attacked Rodriguez for conceding what the movement had spent 25 years claiming to defend. Indeed, it was just two years ago that, as then-President Nicolas Maduro’s vice president, Rodriguez accused opposition leader Maria Corina Machado of taking orders from her “master,” referring to the United States, to “hand over the oil, gas, and gold.” Rodriguez might be calculating that a deal of this size reduces Washington’s appetite for early elections. Ratification requires a legislature, and the only chamber capable of acting is the 2025 National Assembly, led by Delcy’s brother Jorge Rodriguez; that body’s constitutional legitimacy remains unsettled. However the situation shakes out, the upshot for the U.S. is concerning. Any claim arising from that unsettled status would default to whoever actually holds the risk, and under the instrument the Trump administration has chosen, that is ultimately the U.S. Treasury.
- Economic03 Sept, 05:00
Washington’s Venezuela oil deal threatens China and Russia’s energy grip
Late summer handed the oil market something it hadn't seen in decades. Washington and Caracas signed an energy agreement that can seriously change the balance of power in the global oil market. In practice, its implications stretch far beyond production figures and corporate profits. It could reshape who has influence over Venezuelan oil, weaken the position of China and Russia, and give Washington a new source of leverage in a global market already being strained by war, sanctions and insecure shipping routes.
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