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ANALYSIS: David vs Goliath: Guyana and Venezuela race toward 1.5 MMb/d

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Mar.2026, Words: 732) — Two very different oil stories are converging on the same symbolic number: 1.5 […]

PRESS DIGEST 4 MAR. 2026: Trion field kickoff, QatarEnergy force majeure, Machado’s CCS return

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Mar.2026, Words: 304) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 4 […]

PRESS DIGEST 3 MAR. 2026: Pemex warning, mining FDI in Venezuela, Colombian buses

MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Mar.2026, Words: 380) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 3 […]

EAI brief: Venezuela strengthens energy space presence with new supply contracts

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Mar.2026, Words: 125) — State-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) signed supply contracts with oil and […]

OPINION: Datanalisis’ Vicente Leon comments on Venezuela’s exchange rate gap

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Luis Vicente Leon, 3.Mar.2026, Words: 450) — Venezuela’s exchange rate gap remains the country’s main macroeconomic distortion, but its origin is not […]

Exxon to send team to Venezuela in a few weeks, executive says

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Sheila Dang and Tanay Dhumal, Reuters, 3.Mar.2026, Words: 235) — Exxon Mobil aims to send a technical team to Venezuela in a […]

OPINION: Rafael Ramirez comments Venezuela’s hydrocarbon law, pending fall in royalty income

EUROPE (By Rafael Ramirez, former Venezuelan oil minister and former PDVSA president, 2.Mar.2026, Words: 1,400) — The reform by Venezuela’s National Assembly “violates [Venezuela’s] sovereignty […]

EAI brief: Venezuela seeking to certify gas reserves, bragging rights

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Mar.2026, Words: 145) — Energy-rich Venezuela, which possesses the world’s largest oil reserves, with at least 300 […]

Venezuela’s Delcy requests creation of the Hydrocarbons Academic Council

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Feb.2026, Word: 415) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez led a meeting with over 230 business […]

PRESS DIGEST 27 Feb. 2026: Carlos Slim, Pemex, Adriana Cisneros, Sheinbaum, Gálvez

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Feb.2026, Words: 780) — The following briefs are the top stories from the top media outlets on 27 […]

Valero positioned to capitalize on improved access to Venezuelan market, according to EDA

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Feb.2026, Words: 443) — Valero Energy is positioning to capitalize on improved access to the Venezuelan […]

ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi says Venezuela can now pay for Perla gas with oil

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Feb.2026, Words: 181) — Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi stated that Venezuela can now pay for the natural […]

Delcy asks US government to end blockade and sanctions

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Feb.2026, Words: 161) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez asked US president Donald Trump to end the […]

EAI brief: Delcy Rodríguez mets with Shell representatives in Caracas [photo journal]

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Feb.2026, Words: 157) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez met with representatives of the British hydrocarbon company, […]

Motiva buys cargo of Venezuelan heavy oil for March delivery; first purchase since 2019

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (By Reuters: Nicole Jao, Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney, 26.Feb.2026, Words: 311) — Saudi Aramco’s US trading division bought a cargo of Venezuelan […]

EAI brief: Venezuela’s attorney general Tarek William Saab Halabi resigns

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Feb.2026, Words: 72) — Venezuela’s attorney general Tarek William Saab Halabi has resigned his position. This, according […]

EAI brief: Chevron details 2025-2030 project activities from Angola to Guyana [info. graph]

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Feb.2026, Words: 95) — Chevron Corporation eyes continued 2025-2030 major capital project activity from 2025-2030 spanning […]

EAI brief: Chevron Corp. eyes growth in Argentina, Guyana and Venezuela

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 25.Feb.2026, Words: 149) — Chevron Corporation eyes future production growth in Argentina, Guyana and Venezuela, according […]

Venezuela and Colombian authorities meet in Miraflores Palace to discuss bilateral relations

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Feb.2026, Words: 263) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez received Colombia’s minister from the Ministry of Mines […]

Venezuela’s interim president receives amnesty law for democratic coexistence and peace

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Feb.2026, Words: 260) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez received the Amnesty Law for National Reconciliation, […]

Southcom commander Francis L. Donovan’s visit Venezuela, mets Diosdado, Padrino and Delcy

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Feb.2026, Words: 256) — US Southern Command commander Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, chargé d’affaires to the Venezuela […]

EAI brief: Delcy receives Qatari PM Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at Miraflores

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Feb.2026, Words: 125) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez received Qatari prime minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al […]

EAI brief: OFAC issues GL50A, says contract dispute resolutions to occur in the US

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Feb.2026, Words: 140) — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued general license 50A, dated 18 […]

Opinion: Delcy’s red helmet … “PDVSA es roja rojita”

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Iván Freites Chirino, 15.Feb.2026, Words: 215) — The visit of the US secretary of energy Chris Wright to Venezuela confirms something obvious: […]

Trinidad’s MEEI head Moonilal comments on US OFAC GL50, Venezuelan gas and Atlantic LNG

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Feb.2026, Words: 416) — Issuance of US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) general license 50 (GL50) […]

Delcy: “Free and fair elections also imply a country free of sanctions”

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Feb.2026, Words: 204) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez affirmed that she was “absolutely” committed to holding […]

Delcy Rodríguez says Venezuela to create 2 sovereign wealth funds

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Feb.2026, Words: 250) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced creation of 2 sovereign wealth funds for […]

Delcy comments on Venezuela-US relations, national sovereignty over energy resources

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Feb.2026, Words: 310) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced the Venezuelan government has proposed establishing a […]

EAI brief: Chevron eyes production of 300,000 b/d in Venezuela

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Feb.2026, Words: 97) — Houston-based Chevron Corporation is eyeing production of around 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) […]

Delcy and US energy secretary Chris Wright tour Petropiar facilities in Venezuela

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Feb.2026, Words: 214) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez toured the Petropiar joint venture upgrading facilities of […]

Delcy Rodríguez and Chris Wright tour Petroindependencia in Venezuela’s Faja

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 232) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez and the US secretary of energy Christopher Wright […]

EAI brief: US energy secretary Wright visits Venezuelan oil installations [photo journal]

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 94) — US secretary of energy Christopher Wright visit Venezuelan oil fields to explore ways […]

Chris Wright comments from Caracas on transforming US-Venezuelan relations

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 159) — US secretary of energy Christopher Wright spoke to the media in Caracas during […]

CH4 reveals alliance to restore Venezuela’s energy infrastructure under US framework

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (By Chad Archey, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 326) — US-owned and operated engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm CH4 Systems LLC announced […]

Venezuela and the US issue joint statements in Caracas during Wright’s visit

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 370) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez and the US secretary of energy Christopher Wright, […]

EAI brief: US secretary of energy Wright arrives in Caracas to further Trump’s energy deal

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 168) — US Department of Energy head Chris Wright reaches Caracas on a mission to […]

EAI brief: US energy secretary Chris Wright touches down in Maiquetía

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 146) — US energy secretary Christopher Wright touched down in Simón Bolívar International Airport in […]

EAI brief: Venezuela eyes production exceeding 1.5 MMb/d by YE:26

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 106) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez and the US secretary of energy Christopher Wright […]

US trying to avoid “damaging” Chinese deals in Venezuela, energy secretary says

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Reuters, 11.Feb.2026, Words: 131) — US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said during a trip to Venezuela on Wednesday legitimate deals by legitimate Chinese […]

OFAC issues general licenses related to Venezuela [3 PDF downloads]

WASHINGTON, DC (By OFAC, 10.Feb.2026, Words: 62) — The Department of the Treasury‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela general license 48, “authorizing […]

Corruption perceptions index 2025: Venezuela (10), Mexico (27), Uruguay (73)

BERLIN, GERMANY (By Transparency International, 10.Feb.2026, Words: 1,102) — Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership, […]

S&P outlook: Venezuela and the global oil market

WASHINGTON, DC (By S&P, 9.Feb.2026, Words: 923) — Recent weeks have produced developments in international oil politics that would once have been expected to rattle […]

Sheinbaum’s Mexico sends humanitarian aid to Cuba [photo journal]

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO and HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Fidencio Casillas with assistance from Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Feb.2026, Words: 407) — Mexico is sending […]

EAI commentary, talking points, and concluding points around privatizing Venezuela’s PDVSA

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Feb.2026, Words: 743) — Energy Analytics Institute’s case for the privatization of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. […]

Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuelan authorities mets with IOCs from Repsol to Maurel in Caracas

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Feb.2026, Words: 230) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez and other Venezuelan authorities met with executives from […]

EAI brief: Venezuela expands Peace Quadrants in Bolivia and Guayana Esequiba

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Feb.2026, Words: 141) — Venezuela expanded the Peace Quadrants to 252 in the states of Bolívar and […]

EAI brief: Delcy says Venezuelan oil revenues to be diverted to improve public services

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Feb.2026, Words: 128) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez indicated that financial resources to come from the […]

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez visits granite producer Granitos Bolívar in Bolívar state

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Feb.2026, Words: 213) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez visited Granitos Bolívar located in the La Sabanita […]

Venezuela and 3 pillars to energy FDI, wealth distribution and reinvestments

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Feb.2026, Words: 307) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Venezuela’s “energy wealth is an engine of […]

Delcy Rodríguez oversees works at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía

HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Feb.2026, Words: 109) — Over the weekend, Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez toured various areas of Simón […]