A new deal between Caracas and Washington would give U.S. companies access to more than a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves. But there's opposition in Venezuela - as well as debate about whether the plan is legal. What could the agreement mean? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Jose Chalhoub - political risk and oil analyst Cornelia Meyer - commodity specialist and CEO of Meyer Resources Francisco Rodriguez - Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research at the University of Denver; former head, Economic and Financial Advisory of the Venezuelan National Assembly #Venezuela #Caracas #OilDeal #InsideStory #EnergyPolicy #Washington #OilReserves #TomMcRae #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile