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  "id": 4746599,
  "title": "Under US-Venezuela oil deal, some Chinese and Russian operators lose out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/under-us-venezuela-oil-deal-some-chinese-and-russian-operators-lose",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:22:27.000Z",
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  "summary": "US oil company North American Blue Energy Partners is set to take over oilfields previously controlled by five Chinese companies and a Russian firm.",
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        "title": "US-Venezuela oil deal deepens China’s energy security squeeze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-venezuela-oil-deal-deepens-chinas-energy-security-squeeze",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Under US-Venezuela oil deal, some Chinese and Russian operators lose out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/under-us-venezuela-oil-deal-some-chinese-and-russian-operators-lose-4749519",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:22:27.000Z"
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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."
}