The Daily Journal – The Donald Trump administration is holding advanced talks with Venezuela’s interim government to acquire an equity stake in the South American country’s oil fields under a deal that official sources describe as “massive,” digital news outlet Axios reported Thursday. If the parties finalize the deal, it would cover more than a […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s oil production averaged 1.2 million barrels per day in July, up 1.09% from June, according to official figures cited by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and reported by EFE. Output rose from 1.187 million barrels per day in June to 1.2 million in July, according to OPEC’s monthly […]
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The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into the fund through which the Donald Trump administration manages revenue generated from Venezuelan oil exports. Representatives Joaquín Castro and Sean Casten, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen and Tim Kaine, requested the investigation. They are seeking information about the accounts […]
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Reuters — Venezuela’s Paraguaná Refining Complex, in the country’s west, once symbolized the nation’s oil wealth and its ambition to transform vast crude reserves into fuels and export revenue. Today, however, the complex in Falcón state, with the capacity to process 955,000 barrels of crude per day (bpd), operates at only a fraction of its […]
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