U.S. oil companies sign some of the first deals with Venezuela since Maduro's capture

NPR | By Natalie Weber,

Published August 20, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

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Venezuela's oil minister and a top state-owned oil company executive visited Houston this week, signing some of their first contracts with U.S. companies since the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro.

U.S. oil companies sign some of the first deals with Venezuela since Maduro's capture

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