What we know so far
The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal Reuters Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with his unprecedented Venezuela deal CNBC Trump drinks Venezuela’s milkshake : Planet Money NPR Trump’s Big Venezuela Deal Leaves US Oil Industry Blindsided Bloomberg.com The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan Fields The New York Times The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal Reuters Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with his unprecedented Venezuela deal CNBC Trump drinks Venezuela’s milkshake : Planet Money NPR Trump’s Big Venezuela Deal Leaves US Oil Industry Blindsided Bloomberg.com The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan Fields The New York Times
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Reported context includes the following: The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal Reuters Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with his unprecedented Venezuela deal CNBC Trump drinks Venezuela’s milkshake : Planet Money NPR Trump’s Big Venezuela Deal Leaves US Oil Industry Blindsided Bloomberg.com The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan Fields The New York Times The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal Reuters Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with his unprecedented Venezuela deal CNBC Trump drinks Venezuela’s milkshake : Planet Money NPR Trump’s Big Venezuela Deal Leaves US Oil Industry Blindsided Bloomberg.com The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan Fields The New York Times
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