Oil refinery complex: the backdrop of the 25-year Venezuela–US oil deal
An industrial oil refinery featuring tall distillation columns, storage tanks and a dense network of pipelines against a cloudless blue sky. A perimeter fence in the foreground marks the production site, echoing the sovereignty dispute over the resources. The image illustrates the scale of the oil industry that underpins the 25-year Venezuela–US agreement worth $209 billion in taxes.