# Trump’s Venezuela oil deal raises red flags for some major producers, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/39680

- Reuters, 2026-09-01 03:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trumps-oil-deal-with-venezuela-raises-red-flags-some-major-producers-sources-say-2026-09-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a96491c2732d8000167391c

> An unprecedented arrangement giving the United States access to one-fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves, along with a central role for a Venezuelan businessman, is causing questions and hesitation among some oil companies considering investments in the country, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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