# US firm to take over some Venezuela oilfields previously run by Chinese, Russian firms

https://mins.news/en/video/40863

- France 24 English, 2026-09-01 19:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikZ5F0zP8eQ

> The White House said it will partner with North American Blue Energy Partners in President Donald Trump’s effort to tap Venezuela’s oil industry. The agreement would give the Pentagon a stake in roughly one-fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. The ruling-party-dominated National Assembly later voted to approve the oil deal with the Trump administration.

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