Mr. Hamm’s company, Continental Resources, has signed a preliminary deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to develop and produce oil.
Category: Venezuela
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Trump Ally Harold Hamm Strikes Venezuela Oil Deal
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OPEC Plus to Keep Oil Production Steady
The New York Times – Business:The decision on Sunday by the cartel of oil-producing nations and some of its allies came after the resumption of U.S. and Iranian military strikes in the Persian Gulf.
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The U.S. Wants the Oil From These 17 Venezuelan Fields
The New York Times – Business:A private oil company has struck a deal with the Trump administration to develop 17 areas in Venezuela, an effort that experts say will take years and billions of dollars.
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The President Can’t Handle the Truth
The New York Times – On the Runway:Trump’s fantasy-reality problem is deepening.
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Chevron Expansion in Venezuela Extends U.S. Influence Over Oil Riches
The New York Times – Business:The U.S. energy giant, which stayed in the country after other Western companies left, will invest $7 billion in the country to more than double its production there.
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How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump
The New York Times – Business:The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.
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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner
The New York Times – Business:The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.
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Trump Says U.S. Has Deal for Control of Large Share of Venezuela’s Oil
The New York Times – Business:The president said an agreement between the countries involved “a partnership with private business” and more than 65 billion barrels of reserves.
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Oil Giant Chevron Is Said to Be in Talks to Expand in Venezuela
The New York Times – Business:Chevron, the second largest U.S. oil company, is building on its wager to remain in Venezuela, where it already accounts for about a quarter of the country’s oil production.
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La Guaira Is Unrecognizable After Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes
The New York Times – On the Runway:More than a month after the earthquakes, the coastal region of La Guaira — once Venezuela’s main gateway — is completely unrecognizable.
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Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says
The New York Times – Business:Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the information to place bets on a prediction market.