The Daily Journal.— Chevron plans to invest more than $7 billion in Venezuela over the next five years and more than double its production in the country to approximately 600,000 barrels per day, following new agreements that improve the fiscal, commercial and legal terms governing its joint ventures. The expansion represents one of the largest […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan crude exports surged in August as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to expand its control over the country’s oil sector. Oil tankers loaded an average of 1.114 million barrels per day of Venezuelan crude in August, a 28% increase from July, according to shipping reports, data from Kpler Ltd., and […]
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The Daily Journal – The announcement of the oil agreement between Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked widespread debate among the country’s economists. Unlike the critical consensus among former oil ministers, economic experts have expressed a broader range of views, from deep fiscal skepticism to cautious optimism and open […]
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CARACAS — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said Saturday night that the energy agreement with the United States calls for the development of 17 strategic oil fields and aims to reach production of more than 1.5 million barrels per day over its 25-year term. In a statement shared on social media, Rodríguez provided new financial […]
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The Daily Journal – The announcement of the oil agreement between Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, and U.S. President Donald Trump has triggered a wave of criticism from figures who have held some of the highest positions in Venezuela’s energy sector. Former oil ministers and former PDVSA presidents from across the ideological spectrum have questioned […]
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The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Department of War plans to acquire a 35% non-controlling stake in a private company that holds rights to develop oil fields in Venezuela, a move that would mark an unusual expansion of the U.S. government’s direct involvement in an energy project in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported […]
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The Daily Journal. — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday endorsed the bilateral energy agreement with Venezuela, which gives Washington majority control over 17 strategic oil fields with proven potential of 65 billion barrels of reserves. “This agreement is a major win for both the American and Venezuelan people,” the top U.S. diplomat […]
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The Daily Journal. — The Venezuelan government confirmed Friday night that it had signed an energy agreement with the United States that opens the development of “17 strategic fields, with proven potential of 65 billion barrels of oil” to private operators. In an official statement posted on social media, acting President Delcy Rodríguez described the […]
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The Daily Journal. — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that Washington had reached an energy agreement with the Venezuelan government that he described as “the largest oil deal in world history,” under which U.S. companies will assume majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. In a message posted […]
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The Daily Journal. — A group of legal and financial advisers has created a committee to bring together and represent Venezuela’s commercial creditors, aiming to coordinate their participation in the debt restructuring process announced by the government, Reuters reported. The committee, formed in early August and scheduled for an official launch this Thursday, seeks to […]
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