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Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil

Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil
Source: PBS NewsHour - Politics

President Trump announced an unprecedented agreement in which the Pentagon would become an investor in a private company granted exclusive oil development rights in Venezuela. Nick Schifrin discussed the deal with Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program for the Baker Institute at Rice University.

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