BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Aug.2026, Words: 196) — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a number general licenses as they relate to Venezuela.
A summary of the general licenses follows:
— GL no. 46D: authorizing certain activities involving Venezuelan-origin oil or petrochemical products.
— GL no. 47B: authorizing the sale of US-origin diluents to Venezuela
— GL no. 48C: authorizing the supply of certain items and services to Venezuela
— GL no. 50C: authorizing transactions related to oil or gas sector operations in Venezuela of certain entities
— GL no. 51C: authorizing certain activities involving Venezuelan-origin minerals, including gold
— GL no. 52B: authorizing certain transactions involving Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.
— GL no. 54B: authorizing the supply of certain items and services for minerals operations in Venezuela
— GL no. 61A: authorizing the supply of certain items and services to Venezuela related to telecommunications
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By Steve Stewart reporting from Baton Rouge. © 1999-2026 Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) and its 100% owned Venezuelan affiliate Editores Latin Petroleum CA. All Rights Reserved.