美国政府公布了一项掌控委内瑞拉石油储量的历史性协议细节。根据白宫发布的事实清单，获得委内瑞拉17个油田为期百年特许经营权的私营企业North American Blue Energy Partners（NABEP），将保障美国国务院以生产成本购买其20%的现有及未来产量，并享有以市场价格优先购买剩余80%产量的权利。此外，美国将对该公司董事会成员的任命拥有否决权，且五角大楼战略资本办公室将持有其母公司35%的股权。
美国总统川普盛赞这项被称为「唐罗主义」西半球扩张政策下的协议，并表示计划将取得的石油运往美国炼油厂，以迅速补充美国的战略石油储备。NABEP计划将马拉开波湖和奥利诺科带的石油日产量提升至100万桶以上。然而，考量到委内瑞拉数十年来因贪腐与投资不足导致管线生锈、设备损坏等严重基础设施问题，外界对该国能否迅速大幅提升产量仍存有高度疑虑。
在此项重大协议推进的同时，雪佛龙、埃尼等国际能源企业亦正积极寻求拓展在委内瑞拉的业务。不过，该协议仍面临诸多政治与外交挑战，包含未来美国政府政策延续性的不确定性，以及部分委内瑞拉反对派担忧该协议可能巩固临时政权的权力，从而阻碍政治转型。白宫则重申支持现政权与反对派展开政治改革谈判。
The United States detailed plans to exercise substantial control over Venezuela's oil reserves through a historic agreement with a private operator. According to a White House fact sheet, North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), which secured 100-year concessions on 17 Venezuelan oil fields, granted the US State Department the right to purchase a guaranteed 20% of its offtake at production cost and the first opportunity to buy the remaining 80% at fair market prices. Additionally, the US holds veto power over board appointments, and the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital will retain a 35% equity stake in the company's parent firm.
President Donald Trump praised the arrangement as an outgrowth of his 'Donroe Doctrine' aimed at expanding US influence in the Western Hemisphere, stating that the crude would be shipped to US refineries to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. While NABEP aims to increase daily production from Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco Belt to over 1 million barrels, industry analysts remain skeptical about the feasibility of such a rapid ramp-up given the country's severely degraded infrastructure caused by decades of underinvestment and corruption. (Key numbers: 100)
The landmark deal coincides with efforts by other major energy corporations, such as Chevron and Eni, to expand their footprints and revive Venezuela's energy sector. However, the agreement confronts significant political obstacles, including uncertainty surrounding future US administrative support and concerns from Venezuelan opposition figures that economic deals with the interim government could entrench its power and impede democratic transitions, despite White House assurances of continued backing for political reform negotiations.