Unpacking the Impact of the US-Venezuela Oil Agreement

A new deal between Caracas and Washington would give US companies access to more than a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. However, the agreement faces domestic opposition in Venezuela alongside ongoing debates regarding its legality. What could this significant pact mean for the region?

In this discussion, presenter Tom McRae is joined by guests Jose Chalhoub, a political risk and oil analyst; Cornelia Meyer, a commodity specialist and CEO of Meyer Resources; and Francisco Rodriguez, a senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research at the University of Denver and former head of the Economic and Financial Advisory of the Venezuelan National Assembly.