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  "id": 4083987,
  "title": "Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-says-u-s-has-entered-deal-with-venezuela-to-take-control-of-65",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T02:07:55.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5948229/trump-says-u-s-has-entered-deal-with-venezuela-to-take-control-of-65-billion-barrels-of-oil-reserves"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has announced that the US has entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven oil reserves. According to Trump, the deal was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez, and secured majority US control of the reserves through a partnership with private business, at no cost to the American taxpayer.\n\nThe announcement comes nearly nine months after the US military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the US to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges. Trump described the arrangement as \"the biggest oil deal in world history\" and said it would more than double American oil reserves and substantially cut gas prices for Americans.\n\nThe deal is part of a broader effort to reshape US relations with Venezuela. According to ABC News AU, details about private sector partners involved in the deal and how the arrangement would work are unclear. The Venezuelan government has not immediately responded to requests for comment.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Amid high gas prices and shrinking crude stockpile, Trump says U.S. to take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/amid-high-gas-prices-and-shrinking-crude-stockpile-trump-says-u-s-to",
        "published": "2026-08-28T23:29:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Trump announces ‘biggest oil deal in history’ giving US majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan reserves",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-announces-biggest-oil-deal-in-history-giving-us-majority",
        "published": "2026-08-29T00:20:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Trump says US to take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-says-us-to-take-control-of-65bn-barrels-of-venezuelan-oil",
        "published": "2026-08-29T00:36:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindu BusinessLine",
        "title": "US-Venezuela oil deal: Trump announces agreement over 65 billion barrels of reserves",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/us-venezuela-oil-deal-trump-announces-agreement-over-65-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:05:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-says-us-is-taking-partial-control-of-venezuelas-vast-oil",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:05:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Trump announces 'historic' US-Venezuela oil deal that he says will lower gas prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-announces-historic-us-venezuela-oil-deal-that-he-says-will",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:32:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Trump Says US Secures Majority Control of 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-says-us-secures-majority-control-of-65-billion-barrels-of",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:05:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/trump-says-us-is-taking-partial-control-of-venezuelas-vast-oil-4099792",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:17:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}