# Venezuela Oil Deal Raises Questions Over US Role

https://mins.news/en/video/37575

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-30 13:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d2uxnmDjd4

> The Trump administration’s agreement giving a US-led venture access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil could transform the two countries’ economic relationship. Questions remain about the deal’s political durability and whether it will trigger a backlash in Venezuela, while Victoria Coates argues it could attract US investment and revive the country’s energy sector.

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