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Alejandro Betancourt, the controversial Venezuelan oil tycoon Trump is banking on

Alejandro Betancourt, the controversial Venezuelan oil tycoon Trump is banking onWorldPing

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced "the biggest oil deal in world history" – a new deal with Venezuela for "65 billion barrels of oil".

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