Venezuela oil deal faces questions over delivery
Politics · First reported 30 Oct, 22:01 · Updated 22:53
A deal involving 17 Venezuelan oilfields gives the U.S. a stake in North American Blue Energy Partners’ corporate parent and the right to buy part of its output. The company says it plans a sharp increase in production, while its leader’s past U.S. money-laundering investigations are also noted.
- The deal covers 17 oilfields with about 64 billion barrels of reserves, and North American Blue Energy Partners is responsible for carrying it out.
- The company says it aims to raise output fourfold to more than 1 million barrels per day, from about 224,000 barrels per day in mid-October.
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- Oilfields and reserves
- 17 Venezuelan oilfields holding about 64 billion barrels of reserves.
- U.S. corporate stake
- 35% of the company’s corporate parent.
- U.S. purchase right
- 20% of output at production cost.
- Company’s production target
- More than 1 million barrels per day, up from about 224,000 in mid-October.
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