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The oil company's yards in the town of Bachaquero, Zulia state, are now packed with new supplies, most of them imported from the United States.
The oil infrastructure of Lake Maracaibo, one of the world's richest reserves, had been in decline for years and off-limits to the public. The key company in the multimillion-dollar agreement between Venezuela and the United States opened its doors to showcase the recovery of oil wells.
North American Blue Energy Partners (Nabep), owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, operates the unprecedented deal under which Caracas ceded 20% of its vast oil reserves to Washington.