Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, described the deal as a step toward economic recovery that would modernise the country’s oil industry. | World News

United States President Donald Trump yesterday said the US has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil…

The pact would give the US 55% of a joint venture over 17 Venezuelan oilfields for 100 years. But legal, political and infrastructure risks cloud its future.