# US energy firms dominate Venezuela deals worth billions

https://mins.news/en/video/44079

- France 24 English, 2026-09-03 16:06 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=entYurGfeyc

> US energy companies signed a series of multibillion-dollar deals with Venezuela on Wednesday, days after the country agreed to give the United States control of a large share of its vast oil reserves. President Donald Trump has called the agreement the “biggest oil deal in world history,” but the arrangements have raised serious questions about Venezuela’s sovereignty.

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