Venezuela agrees to give US access to untapped oil reserves at cost
Posted on 2026-08-29 13:08:13
President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the US low-cost access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves.
Trump said in a social media post that the agreement was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
Trump said it is "THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!"
Rodríguez's government says the deal involves the development of 17 fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels ... adding it could draw $100 billion in investment into Venezuela's oil industry,
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