Venezuela, United States: Oil spill.

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Three Riders Galloping across a Plain in Venezuela, Camille Pissarro, c1857, oil on canvas, private collection.

VENEZUELA. UNITED STATES. Oil spill.

Expectations of a significant change seem premature.

Washington would on Tuesday announce a deal to ease sanctions on the Venezuelan oil industry, the Washington Post said on Monday. News of the deal sent oil …