{
  "id": 4366815,
  "title": "US to take 35% stake in Venezuelan mogul Betancourt's oil venture, WSJ reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-to-take-35-stake-in-venezuelan-mogul-betancourts-oil-venture-wsj-4366815",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-30T07:02:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437089/us-to-take-35-stake-in-venezuelan-mogul-betancourts-oil-venture-wsj-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States government is reportedly planning to acquire a 35% passive stake in Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt's oil venture, North American Blue Energy Partners, according to the Wall Street Journal. This investment would be structured through penny warrants, enabling the US to gain equity ownership without a significant capital outlay. Additionally, the US intends to secure preferential rights to purchase 20% of the company's production at cost.\n\nThis development follows President Donald Trump's announcement the previous day that the US would assume control of a fifth of Venezuela's substantial oil reserves. Trump did not provide many specifics about the arrangement, merely stating that the US had secured majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven oil reserves through a partnership with private enterprise.\n\nWhen queried about the potential 25-year duration of the US energy deal, a Pentagon spokesperson, Sean Parnell, stated that the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) does not hold equity stakes in private companies. Instead, OSC's mandate is limited to offering financial assistance via loans, loan guarantees, or technical support, including transaction structuring for investment development and financing. The White House and North American Blue Energy Partners did not respond to requests for comment outside of regular business hours.",
  "summary": "The US government plans to take a 35% passive stake in Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt’s North American Blue Energy Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people involved in negotiating the deal. The US also plans to secure preferential rights to purchase 20% of the company’s production at cost, the WSJ reported. The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital plans…",
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        "title": "US to take 35% stake in Venezuelan mogul Betancourt’s oil venture, WSJ reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-to-take-35-stake-in-venezuelan-mogul-betancourts-oil-venture-wsj",
        "published": "2026-08-30T02:06:26.000Z"
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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."
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