HoustonExxon is re-entering Venezuela after 19 years.
Washington is re-optioning Venezuelan crude while the government that seized it faces prosecution abroad.
A White House sanctions licence, not a contract, decides which firms may drill.
US and Venezuelan officials are set to sign an access deal in Caracas this week.
How each outlet framed it
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- Yahoo! Finance
- Yahoo leans critical
- foregrounds infrastructure constraints: Venezuelan crude's viscosity, refinery upgrades needed, delaying impact 4-5 years
Sources: Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo