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The agreement could significantly increase US strategic petroleum reserves, which have fallen to a 40-year low.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"Latin America","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T20:45:36.700Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-27T19:59:38.970Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T20:45:36.700Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":43,"critic":95,"hype":68,"notes":{"trust":"Reliance on anonymous officials and pervasive 'reportedly' language lowers trust despite multiple outlets and named sources.","critic":"Clear explanation, quotes, specifics, and next steps give high craft quality.","hype":"Sensational language and inflated figures create notable hype beyond the substantiated facts."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#Venezuela","#Oil","#Energy","#InternationalRelations"],"entities":["United States","Venezuela","Axios","Marco Rubio","Stephen Miller","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The US is negotiating to acquire ownership stakes in more than a dozen Venezuelan oil fields.","The deal could more than double the United States' strategic petroleum reserves.","US strategic petroleum reserves have fallen to their lowest level since 1982.","US officials Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller are reportedly involved in the negotiations."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The United States is in negotiations with Venezuela to acquire stakes in more than a dozen of the country's oil fields, according to Axios. Unnamed US officials told Axios that the deal would more than double the United States' strategic petroleum reserves. These reserves stood at approximately 289.7 million barrels in August 2026, a level not seen in 40 years."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The negotiations involve US officials Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. The proposed agreement would see US companies develop the fields, potentially increasing Venezuela's oil revenues over time. Venezuela possesses the world's largest oil reserves."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on deal specifics"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While Axios reports that the deal would more than double US strategic petroleum reserves, Hindustan Times cites unnamed US officials stating the exact number of oil fields involved is unclear. Protothema reports the talks focus on over 12 producing oil fields with total reserves reaching 90 billion barrels."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the involvement of US officials Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller in the negotiations, a detail reported by Axios and carried in Hindustan Times' full report."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Protothema","url":"https://protothema.gr/world/article/1870507/axios-koda-se-sumfonia-mamouth-ipa-kai-venezouela-gia-na-paroun-meridio-tou-petrelaiou-tis","headline":"Axios: US and Venezuela Close to Mammoth Deal to Get Share of Its Oil","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T19:59:38.970Z"},{"sourceName":"연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency","url":"https://yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260828004200087","headline":"U.S. Crude Oil Stockpile to Double?… Trump on the Verge of Securing Prime Oil Field in Venezuela","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T19:33:56.000Z"},{"sourceName":"focoinformativo.site","url":"https://focoinformativo.site/axios-la-administracion-de-trump-discute-adquirir-la-participacion-en-campos-petroleros-de-venezuela","headline":"Axios: Trump Administration Discusses Acquiring Participation in Venezuela's Oil Fields - Information Focus","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T19:24:34.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Aftenposten","url":"https://aftenposten.no/verden/i/BxqVkv/axios-usa-naer-stor-oljeavtale-med-venezuela","headline":"Axios: USA Nær Stor Oljeavtale Med Venezuela","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T18:06:01.000Z"},{"sourceName":"VG","url":"https://vg.no/nyheter/i/BxqVee/axios-usa-naer-massiv-oljeavtale-med-venezuela","headline":"Axios: US Close to \"Massive\" Oil Deal with Venezuela","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T18:01:56.000Z"},{"sourceName":"negocios.com","url":"https://negocios.com/articulo/geopolitica/trump-prepara-golpe-petrolero-eeuu-negocia-entrar-venezuela/20260827194845492836.html","headline":"Trump Prepares an Oil Coup: U.S. Negotiates to Enter Venezuela","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T17:48:45.000Z"},{"sourceName":"yle","url":"https://yle.fi/a/74-20243322","headline":"Axios: US Making Huge Deal for Venezuelan Oil","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T17:48:14.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Hindustan Times","url":"https://hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-in-talks-with-venezuela-to-acquire-stake-in-countrys-oil-fields-as-strategic-reserves-fall-to-40-year-low-report-101787850942469.html","headline":"US in talks with Venezuela to acquire stake in country's oil fields as strategic reserves fall to 40-year-low: Report","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T17:30:57.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Globo","url":"https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2026/08/27/gestao-trump-conversa-com-governo-interino-da-venezuela-para-assumir-parte-das-reservas-de-petroleo-do-pais-diz-site.ghtml","headline":"Trump Management Negotiates with Interim Government of Venezuela to Take over Part of the Country's Oil Reserves, Says Website","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T17:15:21.491Z"},{"sourceName":"Zero Hedge","url":"https://zerohedge.com/energy/trump-close-massive-deal-seizing-stake-venezuelas-vast-oil-fields","headline":"Trump Close To 'Massive' Deal For Seizing Stake In Venezuela's Vast Oil Fields","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T16:40:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"IBTimes","url":"https://ibtimes.com/trump-admin-has-cozy-relation-venezuelas-interim-govt-its-reportedly-closing-its-oil-3806886","headline":"The Trump Admin. 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