Venezuela: Trump turns to Alejandro Betancourt for oil deal

Donald Trump said on Friday that he had reached an agreement with Venezuela to obtain 65 billion barrels of oil. According to the reported information, Washington plans to work with an intermediary as part of the operation.

The intermediary is Alejandro Betancourt. The businessman is described as a controversial figure in the oil sector who made his fortune through Chavismo.

An intermediary at the heart of the operation

The use of Alejandro Betancourt places the entrepreneur at the centre of the arrangement envisaged by Washington for the agreement announced with Caracas. The available information does not specify either the terms of the agreement or the timetable for its implementation.