PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart and Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jan.2026, Words: 670) — Less than a week after the US executed a military plan to unseat Venezuela’s leader Nicolàs Maduro, widespread uncertainty surrounds the Caribbean country, which is home to the world’s largest crude oil reserves.
In the immediate aftermath of the US military operations carried out in Caracas on 3 Jan. 2026 in the early morning hours, 3 names float to the surface of conversations as eventual or future leaders of Venezuela: Delcy Rodríguez, María Corina Machado and Edmundo González.
