Seven months after Maduro's capture, Alejandro Betancourt, dogged by probes, is now brokering access for wildcatters as major US oil companies balk
Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/17/trump-venezuela-oil-deals/)
About 22 miles south of the former mining town of Patagonia, Arizona, down a winding, unpaved mountain road that passes cows grazing on open range, stands a cottonwood tree believed to be at least 200 years old.
The U. S. -Iran deal was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz while they negotiated a final deal on Tehran's nuclear program within 60 days.
The US and Oman have been working separately to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest oil shipping routes.
I ordered strawberry milkshakes from Dairy Queen, Carvel, and Baskin-Robbins. I compared them based on taste, texture, price, and overall value.
The Army awarded a nearly $50 million contract for machines that turn humid air into drinking water for troops.
Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh US-Iran rhetoric.