The Daily Journal.— Venezuela ranked as the third-largest oil producer in Latin America and the Caribbean in April, accounting for 11% of the region’s crude output, according to the latest report from the Latin American Energy Organization (Olacde), cited by EFE. Regional oil production reached 318 million barrels in April, up 10% from the same […]
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The Daily Journal.- The two powerful earthquakes that struck several regions of Venezuela on June 24 caused structural damage to homes, buildings and public spaces. Caracas, one of the hardest-hit cities after La Guaira, woke up to cracked walls and ceilings and buckled floors. More than two months after the earthquakes, thousands of families still […]
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A day earlier, Beijing demanded respect for its energy agreements with Venezuela The Daily Journal.- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said China will have no rights to collect revenue from Venezuela’s new oil production as efforts move forward to restructure the Caribbean country’s massive debt. In an interview with Bloomberg Television from Caracas, the U.S. […]
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The Daily Journal.— Dozens of media outlets, human rights organizations, professional associations, journalists and citizens signed a manifesto demanding the immediate and full restoration of freedom of expression in Venezuela, an end to the persecution of media workers and the dismantling of the legal and institutional structures that, according to the signatories, have facilitated censorship. […]
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EFE.- Venezuela’s main airport, Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, resumed operations on Tuesday with temporary terminals and a scheduled itinerary of four international arrivals and four departures, Transport Minister Francisco Garcés announced. Speaking to reporters from the airport, Garcés estimated that the resumption of flights will restore 25% of the operations that Maiquetía handled […]
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Beijing called Tuesday for safeguards for its interests in fields operated by Chinese companies such as Sinopec and CNPC. The Daily Journal.- The Chinese government on Tuesday demanded protection for its interests in Venezuela following reports that, under the oil agreement between Caracas and Washington, U.S. companies could take control of several fields currently operated […]
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The Daily Journal.— U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday avoided taking a position on Venezuela’s potential withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), saying the decision rests with Caracas despite the new energy agreement that deepens oil cooperation between the two countries. “Well, I don’t know. That’s up to them,” Trump said […]
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The Daily Journal. — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration will soon use Venezuelan crude to replenish the country’s strategic energy reserves following the recent bilateral agreement that gives U.S. companies operational control over one-fifth of the South American country’s proven reserves. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump lashed […]
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The Daily Journal. — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) expressed deep concern over the expansion of illegal gold mining in southern Venezuela. They denounced its severe impact on local communities. The organizations warned that “persistent human trafficking, sexual exploitation, deteriorating health […]
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The Daily Journal. — The nongovernmental organization Provea warned that acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s decision to eliminate police and military checkpoints in urban areas across the country will not suffice to dismantle the corruption, extortion and abuse of authority associated with these control points. Provea said the measure, which authorities presented as a plan to […]
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