Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal
Under the deal, $19 from every barrel of oil sold to the US will flow to Caracas, interim President Rodriguez says. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez says the country is preserving its sovereignty despite the announcement that it will hand over the rights to billions of barrels of its oil to the United States.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Under the deal, $19 from every barrel of oil sold to the US will flow to Caracas, interim President Rodriguez says.
- Fact 2: The “historic” deal with Washington to hand over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil will last 25 years and allow Venezuela to develop its oil industry while preserving “ownership of and sovereignty” of its resources, Rodriguez said in a televised address on Saturday.
- Fact 3: The project envisages the development of 17 strategic oilfields with an initial production target of 1.5 million barrels per day, she said.
- Fact 4: Under the deal, $19 from every barrel of oil produced and sold to the US will flow to Caracas, an arrangement that could be worth $209bn per year to Venezuela, depending on oil prices, Rodriguez said.
Under the deal, $19 from every barrel of oil sold to the US will flow to Caracas, interim President Rodriguez says. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez says the country is preserving its sovereignty despite the announcement that it will hand over the rights to billions of barrels of its oil to the United States.
The “historic” deal with Washington to hand over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil will last 25 years and allow Venezuela to develop its oil industry while preserving “ownership of and sovereignty” of its resources, Rodriguez said in a televised address on Saturday. The project envisages the development of 17 strategic oilfields with an initial production target of 1.5 million barrels per day, she said. The broader plan also includes the development of eight greenfield oil blocks as part of a wider expansion of the country’s energy sector.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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