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What do we know about the company behind President Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal?

September 1, 2026·11m

President Trump has touted his agreement with Venezuela as the greatest oil deal in the world. Behind the deal is a company - and a man - who energy analysts say may not be up for the task of developing Venezuela's vast oil reserves. What more do we know about the company behind the deal? This episode was produced by Elena Burnett, Sophia Paliza-Carre and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Éowyn Fain and Ted Mebane. Our director is Jonas Adams. It was edited by Tara Neil, Justine Kenin, Sadie Babits and Tinbete Ermyas. Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one.