# Remarkable US oil deal puzzles analysts - and angers many Venezuelans

- Published: 2026-09-01T21:27:29Z
- Updated: 2026-09-03T08:31:11Z
- Section: World
- Language: English (en)
- Source: BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93vkgk5e1yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Amounting to 65 billion barrels of crude, the deal is labelled by one ex-envoy as a colonialist "fever dream".

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