# Rice University

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- Type: person
- Updated: 2026-09-01T03:31:56.776Z
- Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/person/rice-university

## Recent changes

### Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil

President Trump announced an unprecedented agreement in which the Pentagon would become an investor in a private company granted exclusive oil development rights in Venezuela. Nick Schifrin discussed the deal with Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program for the Baker Institute at Rice University.

Date: 2026-08-31

### Discovered by Atlas

Rice University first entered the public knowledge record with source-backed evidence.

Date: 2026-08-31

## Sources

- [Scholar discusses Trump's claims of a new Venezuelan oil agreement](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/31/nx-s1-5949309/scholar-discusses-trumps-claims-of-a-new-venezuelan-oil-agreement?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-31T10:49:08.000Z
- [Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/analyst-breaks-down-challenges-u-s-will-face-to-unlock-venezuelas-oil?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-31T22:45:48.000Z