# Who is Alejandro Betancourt, the colourful oil baron behind the US-Venezuela oil deal?

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- BBC News, 2026-09-02 23:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvze0n4vy1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Venezuelan oil businessman Alejandro Betancourt López leads Barbados-registered North American Blue Energy Partners, which will oversee production and sales from 17 strategic oil fields containing about 65bn barrels. He prospered through government contracts during the Hugo Chávez era, but has also faced investigations in five countries. He denies wrongdoing and has never been convicted.

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