CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Energy Analytics Institute and Editores Latin Petroleum, 19.Aug.2026, Words: 325) — The following briefs span company details on the Simón Bolívar Foundation, Citgo Petroleum, PDVSA, among others.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
VENEZUELA
— Elliott Abrams, the former US official, in an interview w/ the program La Tarde on NTN24, analyzed Washington’s strategy towards Caracas and warned about the lack of investment w/o political guarantees. “The interest of Delcy Rodríguez and her group is to ensure that the conditions for elections are never created,” Elliott Abrams said. [NTN24]
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— Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced the next national popular consultation will be moved to Sunday 18 Oct. 2026. Venezuela’s VP for social and territorial development, Héctor Rodríguez, explaining the date change (originally 11 Oct.) was to avoid conflicting w/ the commemoration of Indigenous Resistance Day, which is celebrated in the same mth. [Editores Latin Petroleum]
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— Venezuela’s minister of hydrocarbons Paula Henao promoted a wide range of investment opportunities in Houston during IMAGE, which she said extend beyond crude oil production to include light oil and natgas projects, in an attempt to project stability to foreign cos. During the event, Henao insisted Venezuela’s energy law reforms establish a “much clearer” regulatory framework and will accelerate investment in 916+ exploration opportunities that, she asserted, her gov’t has identified throughout the country. [El Comercio]
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