US-Venezuela Oil Deal Faces Years Before Any Real Gas-Price Relief
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Trump’s deal giving the US a 35% stake in a Venezuelan oil operator and tools to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve aims to unlock Venezuela’s vast crude, but analysts say the heavy oil and needed investment mean production ramps would take years and likely won’t lower pump prices soon, with questions about contract length, funding and political risk clouding the plan.
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