Venezuela increases oil production to 1.15 million barrels per day

The Daily Journal.- Venezuela increased its oil production to 1.15 million barrels per day in September, according to the monthly report that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released on Tuesday. OPEC data show steady growth over the past three months. Production rose from 1.125 million barrels per day in July to 1.133 […]

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Clash between Petro and Tania Díaz exposes tensions within chavismo over its new relationship with the U.S.

The Daily Journal.- Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived at the 30th International Seminar “Political Parties and a New Society,” organized by Mexico’s Labor Party (PT) in Mexico City, to discuss the left, the climate crisis, and the future of energy resources. Instead, he found himself in a confrontation with two lawmakers from Venezuela’s United […]

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Venezuela negotiates 44 new oil agreements

The Daily Journal.— Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced Thursday that her government is negotiating 44 additional agreements in the oil sector, which would add to the 61 already signed by state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), bringing the total to 105 agreements so far this year. “In addition to the 61 agreements that PDVSA has already […]

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Civil Society Organizations demand environmental safeguards in new oil agreements with the U.S.

The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan organizations Clima21 and the Venezuelan Program for Education-Action in Human Rights (Provea) called on the government to establish environmental and human rights safeguards as it implements new oil agreements and licenses granted to U.S. companies. In a joint statement, the organizations expressed concern over the lack of public information about the […]

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Enrique Márquez: “Chavismo destroyed democracy, and we must restore it”

The Daily Journal.— Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez said Monday that the initiative promoted by Pacto por Venezuela seeks to restore the conditions necessary to rebuild the country’s institutions, revive the economy and achieve an effective transition to democracy. “Washington’s role in Venezuela’s transition is indispensable,” he stressed. Márquez made the remarks […]

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Venezuela “returns” to the U.S. and Western sphere of influence

The Trump administration is reversing, through forceful actions and aggressive diplomacy, what President Chávez painstakingly built, and Nicolás Maduro later sought to deepen. José Gregorio Yépez The signing of Venezuela’s oil agreements with the multinational companies that attended the meeting at Miraflores, with the approval of U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, marks one of the […]

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Crossover energy nears completion of agreements with Venezuela and PDVSA

The Daily Journal – U.S. energy company Crossover Energy has entered the final stage of negotiations to finalize oil agreements with Venezuela, CEO Eric McCrady confirmed during a conference in Houston. The company is finalizing the agreements with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons. Crossover Energy entered Venezuela after acquiring control of […]

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