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Maduro calls US military deployment in the Caribbean “an all-out aggression

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Sep.2025, Words: 300) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros emphasized that the OPEC country is waging […]

Russian Ambassador to Venezuela says Russia’s position remains: “to defend the Caribbean”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Sep.2025, Words: 202) — The Russian Ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdásarov, expressed his nation’s deep concern […]

Rodríguez says US destroyer assaults Venezuela tuna fishermen, constitutes direct provocation

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Sep.2025, Words: 408) — The government of Venezuela denounced what it labeled an illegal and hostile […]

Maduro: “Venezuela’s independence has no alternative”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Sep.2025, Words: 250) — Venezuela’s head of state Nicolás Maduro Moros boasted his country possessed one […]

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says US actions in the Caribbean seek a regime change

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2025, Words: 218) — Venezuela’s executive vice president Delcy Rodríguez affirmed that in the face of […]

Maduro says Donald Trump’s US lying to justify regime change in Venezuela

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Sep.2025, Words: 329) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros said the US imperialism was lying to […]

Venezuela ready for more FDI as bilateral trade with Colombia grows, Maduro says

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Sep.2025, Words: 392) — The Venezuelan economy, anchored by the economic, political, social, and equality independence […]

Event in focus: Caracas Gas Forum 2025

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Sep.2025, Words: 222) — The 4th edition of the CARACAS GAS FORUM 2025 is slated to […]

In boat strike, Trump repurposes ‘war on terror’ for Latin American crime

WASHINGTON, DC (By Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera, 4.Sep.2025, Words: 1,326) — In the days following its deadly attack on a vessel allegedly transporting Venezuelan drug smugglers through […]

Venezuela’s Maduro boasts enlistment of over 8.2 million citizens

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Sep.2025, Words: 157) — In Venezuela, the enlistment sessions for the Combatant Corps of the Bolivarian […]

Maduro says “to threaten Venezuela is to threaten the entire continent”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Sep.2025, Words: 217) — Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro Moros said the homeland of Simón Bolívar faces […]

Venezuela opens 945 registration points for militia enlistment

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Aug.2025, Words: 260) — Venezuela officially opened 945 registration points where Venezuelans can voluntarily participate in […]

PDVSA says gasoline + diesel production averaged 156,200 b/d in May 2025

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Aug.2025, Words: 120) — Refineries owned by state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and more importantly, still operable, produced combined gasoline […]

EAI brief: Trinidad would grant access to US if Venezuela attacked Guyana

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Aug.2025, Words: 228) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago clarified its position on CARICOM, Venezuela […]

Former US ambassador James Story downplays US plans to attack Venezuela

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Aug.2025, Words: 263) — The former US ambassador in Venezuela, James Story, denied speculation that a […]

Three PDVSA refineries producing enough gasoline and diesel to cover national demand

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Aug.2025, Words: 180) — Three refineries owned by state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) remain in operation but continue […]

Private Chinese firm producing oil in Venezuela under rare 20-year pact, source says

SINGAPORE/HOUSTON (By Chen Aizhu and Marianna Parraga, Reuters, 22.Aug 2025, Words: 526) — China Concord Resources Corp has begun developing two Venezuelan oilfields, planning to invest more […]

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez calls Guyana a pawn of Marco Rubio and ExxonMobil [statement]

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Aug.2025, Words: 192) — Venezuela’s executive vice president Delcy Rodríguez labelled neighboring Guyana, which is on […]

Official statement: ALBA-TCP declaration regarding Venezuela

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By ALBA-TCP, 20.Aug.2025, Words: 730) — The heads of state and government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples’ Trade […]

EAI brief: US military flexing muscles in Atlantic region

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Aug.2025, Words: 196) — The US military continues to flex its military muscles in the Atlantic […]

Venezuela’s hydrocarbons minister Rodríguez continues to review the “special gas plan”

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Aug.2025, Words: 215) — Venezuela’s executive vice president and hydrocarbons minister Delcy Rodríguez chaired a working group […]

Cabello says Venezuela seizes 1,500 kilos of explosives not related to oil operations

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Aug.2025, Words: 235) — The secretary general of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello […]

Chevron-chartered tanker docks at Venezuela to load oil after new US license

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Reuters, Marianna Parraga and Arathy Somasekhar, 12.Aug.2025, Words: 252) — A Chevron-chartered tanker docked at Venezuelan state company PDVSA‘s Jose terminal on […]

EAI brief: Venezuela boasts 1.4% uptick in monthly oil production [tables]

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Aug.2025, Words: 133) — Venezuela boasted an 1.4% increase in its monthly oil production, according to […]

Venezuela submits new document to the ICJ regarding its claim to the Essequibo

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Aug.2025, Words: 780) — Venezuela’s executive vice president and hydrocarbon minister Delcy Rodríguez informed that the […]

GHP and DGCIM reaffirm support and loyalty to Maduro

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Aug.2025, Words: 260) — Venezuela’s commander of the Presidential Honor Guard (GHP) and director general of […]

Venezuela’s Maduro reveals decree declaring a state of economic emergency

SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL (By Pedro Silva, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Aug.2025, Words: 166) — Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro Moros took action to implement an economic […]

Maduro says ongoing conspiracies look to undermine Venezuela’s peace

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Aug.2025, Words: 250) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros warned authorities present at the Federal Council […]

US sets bounty at $50mn for information leading to arrest and/or conviction of Nicolás Maduro

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (BY Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Aug.2025, Words: 261) — The Department of State and the Department of Justice are announcing a […]

LAC region to be impacted by uncertainty permeating from Trump’s US [tables]

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Aug.2025, Words: 527) — “Rising trade barriers and heightened uncertainty globally are weighing on activity in Latin […]

Trinidad, ExxonMobil agree to terms for deepwater blocks, government sources say

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Curtis Williams, Reuters, 5.Aug.2025, Words: 580) — Trinidad and Tobago’s government has agreed to award U.S. oil major ExxonMobil acreage in an […]

Diosdado Cabello says Venezuela “lives off Venezuelans,” not Chevron

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Aug.2025, Words: 209) — The secretary general of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado […]

Chevron reports 2Q:25 results, updates on Hess deal [pdf downloads]

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Chevron, 1.Aug.2025, Words: 168) — Chevron Corporation reported earnings of $2.5 billion ($1.45 per share – diluted) for second quarter 2025, compared […]

Chevron’s CEO Mike Wirth expects limited oil flows from Venezuela to the US

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Ofelia Paredes, Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Aug.2025, Words: 314) — Chevron Corporation CEO Mike Wirth said recent changes will limit the amount of […]

Washington-Caracas negotiation doors open as US looks to reduce Chinese influence

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jul.2025, Words: 520) — The doors to negotiations between Washington and Caracas have not closed completely […]

Maduro says election victory commences new stage of territorial work

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 205) — On Monday, 28 Jul. 2025, Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros highlighted the […]

Maduro celebrates party win in municipal elections, including Maracaibo in Zulia

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 289) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros celebrated the victory of the Bolivarian Revolution […]

White House gives Chevron green light to resume oil production in Venezuela: Politico

WASHINGTON, DC (By Politico, Ben Lefebvre and Isa Domínguez, 28.Jul.2025, Words: 167) — The Trump administration will allow U.S. energy giant Chevron to resume production […]

Maduro: the cradle of the liberators of the Americas “does not depend on anyone”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jul.2025, Words: 210) — Amid municipal elections in Venezuela, the country’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros emphasized […]

Marco Rubio says US standing with the Venezuelan people

WASHINGTON, DC (By US Secretary of State, 27.Jul.2025, Words: 194) — One year since dictator Nicolás Maduro defied the will of the Venezuelan people by baselessly […]

Maduro says Venezuela does not need licenses to produce oil

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 192) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros said his country does not need a […]

US maximum pressure strategy on Venezuela “is circumstantial and unsustainable”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 297) — Any citizen expects their government to develop pragmatic strategies that benefit their […]

US Treasury sanctions Venezuelan cartel headed by Maduro: OFAC

WASHINGTON, DC (By OFAC, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 960) — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cartel de los Soles (a.k.a. Cartel […]

EAI brief: US designates Cartel de Los Soles for supporting other “terrorist organizations”

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Jul.2025, Words: 120) — The US is designating the Venezuela-based Cartel de Los Soles for supporting US-designated […]

EAI brief: Washington to allow Chevron to continue work in Venezuela, WSJ says

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 118) — The administration of US president Donald Trump has reversed course and will now […]

Trump quietly renews Chevron’s license in Venezuela, marking shift in US policy

MIAMI, FLORIDA (By Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 24.Jul.2025, Words: 1,030) — In a marked shift in U.S. policy toward Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly […]

Venezuela’s Maduro predicts GDP growth of 9% for 2H:25

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Jul.2025, Words: 176) — Venezuela’s gross domestic product (GDP) registered an increase of over 6% in the […]

Maduro says Venezuela looks to become the “China of South America”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Jul.2025, Words: 277) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros reaffirmed his commitment to bilateral cooperation with […]

LAC region electricity generation reached 165 TWh in Mar. 2025: OLADE

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jul.2025, Words: 188) — Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reached 165 TWh in Mar. […]

Venezuelan oil production holding steady above the new 900,000 b/d floor [tables]

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jul.2025, Words: 193) — Venezuela’s crude oil production is holding steady just above what is seemingly […]