The Daily Journal – The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), issued a package of eight amended general licenses related to Venezuela on August 27, 2026, along with updates to several frequently asked questions. The action seeks to redefine the scope of permitted operations for U.S. and foreign […]
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Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief.— Venezuela’s offshore gas map is being redrawn. Chevron transferred its licenses in Blocks 2 and 3 of the Deltana Platform — home to the Loran and Macuira gas fields — to Pdvsa in exchange for strengthening its position in the Orinoco Belt’s heavy crude sector. Weeks later, BP moved into that […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela authorized the transfer of a stake held by PDVSA Gas to a consortium comprising Britain’s BP, the UAE’s XRG and Qatar’s UCC Oil and Gas Holding to advance the exploration and production of non-associated natural gas in the Lorán Field, located in Block 2 of the Deltana Platform. The parties formalized […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, signed the Regulations to the Organic Hydrocarbons Law on Wednesday, completing the legal reform launched earlier this year. The new rules could clear the way for agreements that Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (Pdvsa) reached in recent months with oil companies, commodity traders, and oilfield service providers […]
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The Daily Journal — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued General License No. 50B. This measure selectively authorizes six major global energy corporations and their subsidiaries to maintain and conduct oil and gas operations in Venezuela. OFAC Director Bradley T. Smith signed the regulatory instrument, which took […]
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