Who is Alejandro Betancourt, ex-Chavez ally now Trump’s Venezuela oil man?
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U.S. officials are defending their work with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt in the unprecedented White House move to effectively gain control over huge oilfields in the country. Why it matters: Betancourt is the colorful and controversial figure who heads North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), the oil company partnering with the administration in the agreement that gives the U.S. preferential access to output from 17 major fields. The Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital is...U.S. officials are defending their work with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt in the unprecedented White House move to effectively gain control over huge oilfields in the country. They're also confirming the Trump administration's support for Venezuela's elections. Why it matters: Betancourt is the colorful and controversial figure who heads North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), the oil company partnering with the administration in the agreement that gives the U.S....
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Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- El Mundo (Spain)22:56first to report
El empresario venezolano, cuya familia controla el segundo productor privado de crudo del país, hizo su fortuna durante el chavismo y está acusado en España de blanqueo y fraude fiscal Leer
Tue, 1 September 2026
6 reports- Al Jazeera English14:17
The controversial tycoon will lead the joint oil venture as the Trump administration seeks to reshape energy markets.
- Libération (France)17:47Alejandro Betancourt, sulfureux négociateur du «deal» pétrolier entre les Etats-Unis et le Venezuela
Homme de confiance de Washington pour relancer l’industrie d’hydrocarbures de Caracas, le businessman proche de la présidente par intérim, Delcy Rodríguez, apparaît, sans être inculpé, dans plusieurs affaires de délinquance financière.
- Axios18:49edited after publishing
U.S. officials are defending their work with Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt in the unprecedented White House move to effectively gain control over huge oilfields in the country. They're also confirming the Trump administration's support for Venezuela's elections. Why it matters: Betancourt is the colorful and controversial figure who heads North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), the oil company partnering with the administration in the agreement that gives the U.S....
- bne IntelliNews21:01
Controversial businessman Alejandro Betancourt's NABEP wins 100-year rights to 17 fields, but contradictions over ownership terms and unresolved legal questions cloud the "biggest oil deal in history."
- Bloomberg Politics21:28
The Trump administration defended its decision to partner with a controversial investor on 17 oil fields in Venezuela, saying he is uniquely positioned to help revitalize the nation’s aging wells and restore the flow of crude.
- El País (Spain)23:02
El Parlamento venezolano ha dado su visto bueno este martes al acuerdo que cede a Estados Unidos el control de la quinta parte de las reservas de petróleo del país
Wed, 2 September 2026
3 reports- El País (Spain)03:30
El empresario venezolano, investigado en Suiza y España, es la llave del acuerdo petrolero con el régimen de Rodríguez. Sus maniobras de los últimos años están sembradas de intrigas y negociaciones secretas
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- El Pais English2 Sept, 08:35their copy
- BBC News World23:53
The 46-year-old figure of international intrigue has an apparent knack for being in the right place at the right time.
- Google News - Top Stories23:53
Who is Alejandro Betancourt, the colourful oil baron behind US-Venezuela oil deal? BBC Donald Trump’s Venezuela deal is bold but dodgy The Economist The US is gobbling up Venezuelan oil, but will it lower fuel prices? Al Jazeera Trump says Venezuelan oil could replenish depleted U.S. stockpiles. Will it? CBS News Chevron to expand in Venezuela, days after the U.S. and Venezuela strike oil deal NPR
Fri, 4 September 2026
2 reports- NYT World09:03
Alejandro Betancourt has been targeted by multiple investigations. Now he’s the U.S. government’s unrivaled partner in President Trump’s bid to control Venezuelan oil resources.
- Index.hr (Croatia)18:59
MINISTARSTVO pravosuđa SAD-a obustavilo je istragu protiv venecuelanskog poduzetnika A. Betancourta, osumnjičenog za pranje novca, usred dogovora o naftnom poslu s Trumpovom administracijom.