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Venezuela Oil: Batistas’ Fluxus Clinches Stake in PDVSA Joint Venture

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Brazilian billionaires the Batista brothers, via their company Fluxus, have acquired a stake in an oil production joint venture with Venezuela's PDVSA. This marks the latest business deal in Venezuela as the Trump administration pledges to revive the country's economy following years of sanctions. The investment signals renewed foreign interest in Venezuela's oil sector.

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Billionaire Batista brothers acquiring stake in PDVSA joint venture

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The Batista brothers, billionaires from Brazil, have acquired a stake in an oil production project in Venezuela.

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The Trump administration has vowed to reinvigorate Venezuela after years of sanctions.

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Brazil’s billionaire Batista brothers have acquired a stake in an oil production project in Venezuela, the latest deal to emerge in a country that the Trump administration is vowing to reinvigorate after years of sanctions.

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The Trump administration has vowed to reinvigorate Venezuela after years of sanctions.

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The Batista brothers, billionaires from Brazil, have acquired a stake in an oil production project in Venezuela.

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This deal is the latest to emerge in Venezuela.

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