美国与委内瑞拉签订重大石油开采协议，由委内瑞拉商人亚历杭德罗·贝坦库尔领导的北美蓝能能源公司将控制17个油田的生产与销售，这些油田蕴含约650亿桶原油1。特朗普将该协议称为"历史上最大的协议"1。美国国务卿鲁比奥公开阐述选择贝坦库尔的理由：他具有石油开采记录、未曾遭美国调查，且支持反对派1。
贝坦库尔长期因商业活动引发争议。2009年，他通过与时任电力公司总裁之子的校友关系，为德威克公司获得了5亿美元政府合同1。根据2018年透明度委内瑞拉的报告，贝坦库尔参与的11个项目预算为21亿美元，最终费用却超支138%1。他在西班牙、瑞士、安道尔和美国面临腐败调查，但从未被指控或认罪1。2025年，贝坦库尔在伦敦遭英国警方逮捕两次，相关逮捕与瑞士检察机构发起的洗钱调查相关联1。不过5月伦敦法院解除了对他的旅行禁令，因为瑞士未能提供足够证据支持引渡请求1。
2025年1月3日美军军事行动逮捕马杜罗后，贝坦库尔与委内瑞拉副总统德尔西·罗德里格斯进行了沟通，促成了罗德里格斯与鲁比奥的会面，从而促进了该油田协议的达成1。
Alejandro Betancourt, a Venezuelan businessman, has emerged as a central figure in a major petroleum agreement between the United States and Venezuela that grants his company control over substantial oil reserves.1 Betancourt's North American Blue Energy company will oversee production and sales from seventeen oil fields containing an estimated 65 billion barrels of crude.1 President Trump characterized the arrangement as "the largest deal in history."1
Betancourt's path to orchestrating this accord has been marked by controversy and legal scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions.1 In 2009, he secured a $500 million government contract for his Dewey company through an alumni connection with the son of then-electricity company president.1 A 2018 Transparency Venezuela report estimated that eleven of Betancourt's projects, which should have cost $2.1 billion, exceeded budget by 138 percent.1 He has faced corruption investigations in Spain, Switzerland, Andorra, and the United States, though he has never been charged or convicted in any jurisdiction.1 In 2025, British police arrested him twice in London in connection with money laundering investigations initiated by Swiss prosecutors.1 However, in May a London court lifted travel restrictions on Betancourt after Switzerland failed to provide sufficient evidence to support an extradition request.1
Betancourt's recent diplomatic role proved instrumental in facilitating the energy deal.1 US Secretary of State Rubio cited three reasons for selecting Betancourt: his proven track record in oil extraction, his absence from American investigations, and his support for the opposition.1 Following a January 3, 2025 military operation that resulted in President Maduro's arrest, Betancourt communicated with Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to arrange her meeting with Rubio.1
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