Héctor Obregón says U.S. oil deal can be renewed “for as long as necessary”

The Daily Journal — Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) President Héctor Obregón said Monday that the oil agreement with the United States involves three parties and allows renewals for as long as necessary. However, the underlying contract sets an initial 25-year term. “The contract has a 25-year term, but legally, by mutual agreement, the parties can […]

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How the U.S. press covered the oil deal between Trump and Delcy Rodríguez

The Daily Journal On August 28, Donald Trump announced on social media what he called “the biggest oil deal in world history.” The United States secured majority control over one-fifth of Venezuela’s proven crude oil reserves, in an operation covering some 65 billion barrels of oil. The announcement came as the U.S. military operation against […]

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Venezuela reaffirms continued operations of joint ventures with China and Russia following U.S. oil deal

The Daily Journal. — The Venezuelan government confirmed that hydrocarbon agreements with Chinese and Russian state-owned and private companies will remain in effect. It rejected claims that the recent energy deal with the United States would exclude capital from either country from oil extraction projects in Venezuela. Hydrocarbons Minister Paula Henao outlined the government’s official […]

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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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U.S. expects Venezuela to double oil production in less than five years

The Daily Journal.— The Donald Trump administration expects new investments and energy agreements between the United States and Venezuela to double Venezuelan oil production in less than five years, according to a U.S. Department of Energy fact sheet released Friday by the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. The document presents agreements signed this week with companies […]

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GE Vernova plans to add one gigawatt of new power capacity within two years

CARACAS — GE Vernova expects to bring one gigawatt of new, reliable power generation capacity online in Venezuela within the first 24 months of implementing its agreement to modernize and expand the country’s energy infrastructure, according to a fact sheet released Friday by the U.S. Embassy. The projection is part of a broader plan to […]

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China will have no rights to new Venezuelan oil production revenue, U.S. Energy Secretary says

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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Aspect Holdings agrees to feasibility study to develop several oil fields in Venezuela

The Daily Journal.— U.S. oil exploration company Aspect Holdings will develop several fields in eastern Venezuela over the coming years as part of a new exploration agreement with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), company President Alex Cranberg announced Wednesday. The parties signed the agreement “for a joint technical and economic feasibility study for the development of […]

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Maduro and Flores’ lawyers ask U.S. court to dismiss their case on sovereign immunity grounds

EFE.- Lawyers for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asked a U.S. court on Wednesday to dismiss the criminal case against him on sovereign immunity grounds, according to the digital court docket. Maduro’s attorney, Barry Pollack, filed two motions with the court: one seeking dismissal of the entire indictment based on sovereign immunity and another, should […]

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Venezuela formalizes new energy agreements during Chris Wright’s visit to Caracas

The Daily Journal.— During U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s visit to Caracas, the Venezuelan government formalized new agreements for the hydrocarbons sector on Wednesday at a meeting with a Washington delegation at Miraflores Palace. The agreements include expanded participation by U.S.-based Chevron and Italy’s Eni in joint ventures operating in the Orinoco Oil Belt. Earlier […]

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