What do we know about the company behind President Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal?

President Trump has touted his agreement with Venezuela as the greatest oil deal in the world.

Behind the deal is a company - and a man - who energy analysts say may not be up for the task of developing Venezuela's vast oil reserves.

What more do we know about the company behind the deal?


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