PRESS DIGEST 2Sep2026: Chris Wright, Mike Wirth, Claudio Descalzi in Caracas 

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores LatinPetroleum, 2.Sep.2026, Words: 454) — The following briefs span company details on ENI, Chevron Corporation, Aspect Energy, Corpelec, PDVSA, and General Electric, among others.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 

VENEZUELA 

— Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez hosted a signing ceremony in Caracas in the company of US energy secretary Chris Wright, ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi, and Chevron Corporation president Mike Wirth, among other executives from Corpelec, General Electric (GE) and Aspect Energy, among others.

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— Chevron, ENI and GE ink positive deals in Venezuela, Chris Wright says. [Editores LatinPetroleum]

US energy secretary Chris Wright said Venezuela’s energy sector is progressing ahead of schedule. [Editores LatinPetroleum]

— PDVSA says production from 17 strategic fields to exceed 1.5 MMb/d.  [Editores LatinPetroleum]

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— execs from numerous bulk bracket IOCs were in Caracas to attend a signing ceremony related to advancing the reactivation of FDI in the OPEC country. [Editores LatinPetroleum]

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