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[^2]\n\nThe Wall Street Journal reported on a plan attributed to Donald Trump to grant the Pentagon participation in Venezuela's oil wealth. [^3]\n\nOn August 31, 2026, President Donald Trump announced an agreement granting the U.S. government and a private business 100-year rights to approximately a fifth of Venezuela's known oil reserves. [^4]\n\nThe Trump administration announced an agreement to exploit significant portions of Venezuela's oil reserves with North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), a company controlled by Alejandro Betancourt Lopez. [^5]\n\nPresident Trump announced a plan for the U.S. to own majority control of Venezuelan oilfields, a proposal described by analysts as resembling colonial-era backroom dealmaking. [^6]\n\nAlejandro Betancourt López, a 46-year-old Venezuelan businessman, will lead the new oil agreement as the central operator. [^7]\n\nDonald Trump announced a 25-year oil agreement between the United States and Venezuela that grants the US 55% of production from 17 oil fields. [^8]\n\nVenezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez granted North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) a 100-year concession to operate 17 oil fields holding 65 billion barrels of proven reserves. [^9]\n\nA recent oil agreement was signed between the United States and Venezuela, which critics argue requires rigorous examination regarding human rights and the rule of law. [^10]\n\nThe Venezuelan Constitution requires that public interest contracts and hydrocarbon exploitation conditions be debated and approved by the legislative body. [^11]\n\nA US official told Axios that without Betancourt, there would be no energy security agreement. 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