Venezuela hosts IOCs, Chris Wright in Caracas to discuss energy sector

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Editores LatinPetroleum, 2.Sep.2026, Words: 256) — Venezuela’s government hosted international oil companies (IOCs) and US energy secretary Chris Wright amid talks to ink deals aimed at boosting crude oil and natural gas production, among other initiatives.

Various meetings took place within the framework of the “historic” oil agreement recently announced between the US-Venezuelan governments.