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PRESSING THE U.S. ENERGY SECRETARY. WHEN WILL THAT DEAL ENERGY SECRETARY. WHEN W WILL THAT DEAL LOWER GAS PRICES? WHEN WILL THAT DEAL LOWER GAS PRICES?

Reporter: TONIGHT LOWER GAS PRICES?

Reporter: T TONIGHT THE TRUMP S THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS S DIVING DEEPER INTO THE ADMINISTRATION IS DIVIVING DEEPER INTO THE VENEZUELAN OIL VENEZUELAN OIL BUSINESS, WHAT PRESIDENT TRTRUMP HAS BUSINESS, WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CALLED THE BIGGESTST OIL PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CALLED THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY, DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY, WITH MORE AMERICAN COMPANIES, INCLUDING WITH MORE AMERICAN COMPANIES, INCLUDING CHEVEVRON, SIGNING COMPANIES, INCLUDING CHEVRON,N, SIGNING AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND CHEVRON, S SIGNING AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND OPERATIONS HERE.

AGREEMENTS TO EXPAND OPERATATIONS HERE.

TODAY IS A HISTORIC OPERATIONS HERE.

TODAY IS A HISTORIC DAY IN THE

TODAY IS A HISTORIC DAY IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF DAY IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF VENEZUELA AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF VENEZUELA AND THE EXPANSIOION OF THE EXPANSION OF THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE. POSSIBILITIES FOR THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE.

Reporter: THE U.S. VENEZUELAN PEOPLE.

Reporter: THE U.S. NOW IN A JOINT VENTURE

Reporter: THE U.S. NOW IN A J JOINT VENTURE WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE COMPANY WILL GET 100-YEAR RIGHTS S OVER COMPANY WILL GET 100-YEAR RIGHTS OVER 17 OIL FIELDS, WITH 100-YEAR RIGHTS OVER 17 OIL FIELDS, WITH PROVEN RESESERVES OF 17 OIL FIELDS, WITH PROVEN RESERERVES OF OVER 65 BILLION PROVEN RESERVES OFOF OVER 65 BILLION BARRELS. OVER 65 BILLION BARRELS. VENEZUELA'S INTERIM BARRELS. VENEZUELA'S INTERIM M PRESIDENT DELCY PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ NOW PARTNENERING WITH THE RODRIGUEZ NOW PARTNERING WITH THE U.S.

AFTER AMERICAN PARTNERING WITH THE U.S. AFTER A AMERICAN FORCES CAPTURED U.S. AFTER AMERICAN FORCES CAPTURED NICOCOLAS MADURO EARLIER NICOLAS MADURO EARLIER THIS YEAR. A U.S. OFFICICIAL SAYING THIS YEAR. A U.S. OFFICIAL SAYING VENEZUELAN OIL WILL A U.S. OFFICIAL SAYING VENEZUELAN OIL WILL HIT THE AMERICAN HIT THE AMERICAN MARKET BY NOVEMBER TO HELP BRING DOWN U.S. MARKET BY NOVEMBER TO HELP BRING DOWN U.S. GAS PRICES, THOUGH HELP BRING DOWN U.S.

GAS S PRICES, THOUGH SOME EXPERTS SAY IT GAS PRICES, THOUGH SOME EXPERTS SAY IT COULD TAKE YEARS. COULD TAKE YEARS. WITH THE U.S. NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR GAGAS NOW AT WITH THE U.S. NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR GAS NOW AT $4.10 A GALLON FROM AVERAGE FOR GAS NOW AT $4.10 A GALLON FROM $3.40 IN INDIANA TO $4.10 A GALLON FROM $3.40 IN INDIANA TO $5.60 IN CALIFORNIA. $3.40 IN INDIANA TO $5.60 IN CALIFORNIA.

HOWOW CAN THE

HOW CAN THE ADMINISTRATION SAY THAT THIS DEAL MIGHT THAT THIS DEAL MIGHT HELP LOWER GAS PRICES WHEN IT WILL LIKELY WHEN IT WILL LIKELY TAKE YEARS TO REFINE THIS OIL? TAKE YEARS TO REFINE THIS OIL?

WELL, I MEAN AS THIS OIL?

WELL, I MEAN AS SOON AS THE OIL LEAVES SOON AS THE OIL LEAVES HERE, IT GOES DIRECTLY TOTO A REFINERY. HERE, IT GOES DIRECTLY TO A REFINERY. MASSIVELY LOWEWER OI