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

NPR | By Natalie Weber,
Sacha Pfeiffer
Published August 20, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

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.

Copyright 2026 NPR
Natalie Weber
Sacha Pfeiffer
Correspondent, Investigations
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