# What is in the US-Venezuela ‘biggest oil deal in world history’?

https://mins.news/en/item/36431

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29 04:16 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/29/whats-in-the-us-venezuela-biggest-oil-deal-in-world-history?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump says the United States and Venezuela have reached the “biggest oil deal in world history,” giving Washington control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. Critics describe the agreement as predatory.

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