Inside the U.S. Deal to Get Venezuela’s Oil

President Trump called it “the biggest oil deal in world history.” After months of secretive negotiations (wsj.com/business/energy-oil/inside-trumps-plan…) there was a surprise announcement that the U.S. government was getting a direct stake in a private oil company in Venezuela. WSJ’s Vera Bergengruen (wsj.com/news/author/vera-bergengruen?mod=WSJ_T…) reports on how the deal came together and the challenges facing what’s being billed as a big foreign policy win. Jessica Mendoza (wsj.com/news/author/jessica-mendoza?mod=WSJ_TJ…) hosts.

Further Listening:

- Oil Companies Aren't Sold on Venezuela (open.spotify.com/episode/6YNiZEufIoyTXP9MNTAkP…)

- Was Maduro’s Capture About Oil? (open.spotify.com/episode/1seFtdHGZjWtrFOSfle2N…)

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