(AFP, 23.Mar.2024) — Caracas has long laid claim to Essequibo, which makes up about two-thirds of Guyana’s territory, but started taking active steps to retrieve the […]
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Chevron Venezuela Manager Jailed Amid Crackdown on Gov’t Critics
(AP, 23.Mar.2024) — A former fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of […]
Trinidad Seeks US License for BP Gas Project Shared with Venezuela
(Reuters, 21.Mar.2024) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago has begun talks with the U.S. for a license that would allow the joint development of […]
Maria Corina Machado faces deadline in race against Maduro
(AP, 16.Mar.2024, Words: 1,120) — It’s her choice — but one on which the hopes of millions of Venezuelans fighting to restore their democracy depends. […]
Venezuela, MEEI, NGC, and bpTT discuss Manakin/Cocuina field
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Mar.2024) — Parties from Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela met in Caracas, Venezuela on 13 Mar. 2024 to commence engagement, […]
Hess Updates Employees on Chevron Merger
(Hess, 7.Mar.2024) — Today, ExxonMobil announced that it is filing for arbitration regarding the applicability of a right of first refusal (ROFR) / pre-emption provision in […]
Exxon Signals Potential Counter Offer for Hess’s Guyana Assets
(Reuters, 6.Mar.2024) — Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday said it filed a contract arbitration claim related to Hess Corp‘s proposed sale of its Guyana oil properties, […]
Petrowarao Reactivates A-162 Gas Condensate Well in Zulia
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Feb.2024) — The mixed company Petrowarao, S.A. reactivated the A-162 gas condensate well in Zuila state in western Venezuela. The achievement was possible […]
PDVSA and Chevron oversee Petropiar safety operations
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Feb.2024, Words: 140) — Executives with state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and Chevron Venezuela supervised safety operations […]
Maduro Says Venezuela’s Economy to Grow 8% in 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Feb.2024) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said he expects the economy of the Opec country to grow 8% in 2024. The president […]
Repsol CEO Josu Jon Imaz comments on Venezuela situation, Cardon IV production
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 22.Feb.2024) — Repsol CEO Josu Jon Imaz commented on the Spanish company’s operations in Venezuela under Washington’s most recent […]
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Repsol Reveals Strategic 2024-2027 Update [PDF Downloads]
(Repsol, 22.Feb.2024) — “Over the next four years we will stay the course on the strategy we presented in our previous plan to address the […]
MEEI Engages with Oil Spill Removal Experts
(MEEI, 20.Feb.2024) — In accordance with the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP), the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) continues to collaborate with […]
PDVSA’s domestic refineries producing only around 230,000 b/d
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Feb.2024, Words: 130) — Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), which has a total processing capacity […]
ExxonMobil to explore in area disputed by Guyana and Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA (AP, 7.Feb.2024, Words: 370) — ExxonMobil said it plans to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area off South America’s coast […]
FAQs: Suspension of Certain U.S. Sanctions with Respect to Venezuela
(OFAC, 2.Feb.2024) — Actions by Maduro and his representatives in Venezuela, including the arrest of members of the democratic opposition and the barring of candidates […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: January 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jan.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Jan. 2024 including Washington reviewing its sanctions policy […]
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Petroleum sanctions in Venezuela: origins, scope and failures [PDF download]
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Carlos Rossi, Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jan.2024) — Although US sanctions imposed on Venezuelan individuals for corruption charges date as far back as the […]
US Warns Maduro of Sanctions Snap Back
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Jan.2024) — US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said there’s still time for the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela to change course […]
OFAC on Wind Down of Transaction of CVG [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Jan.2024) — The US Department of the Treasury‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela-related General License 43A on 29 Jan. […]
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Petroleum sanctions in Venezuela [PDF download]
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jan.2024) — If the US experiences the return of Donald Trump as president, or if in Venezuela Maria Corina Machado’s […]
Venezuela Court Disqualifies Leading Opposition Candidate
(Al Jazeera, 27.Jan.2024) — Venezuela’s Supreme Justice Tribunal has upheld a ban which prevents presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from holding office, upending the opposition’s […]
Venezuela: Arrests and Detentions of Opposition, Civil Society
(US State Department, 23.Jan.2024) — The United States is deeply concerned by the issuance of arrest orders and detentions against at least 33 Venezuelans, including […]
Trinidad in Talks with Europe to Supply Venezuelan Gas
(Reuters, 22.Jan.2024) — Trinidad and Tobago has begun talks with some European countries on the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from Venezuelan gas, […]
US Court Accepts $20.8bn in Claims Against Venezuela in Citgo Auction
(Reuters, 19.Jan.2024) — A U.S. court on Friday approved claims by 17 Venezuela-linked creditors, including ConocoPhillips, Rusoro Mining and Koch Industries, to get proceeds from […]
OFAC Updates on PDVSA Bond, Transactions [PDF Download]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jan.2024) — The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) authorized certain transactions related to state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.‘s 2020 8.5% […]
More Venezuela Creditors to Join Citgo Auction
(Reuters, 8.Jan.2023) — A U.S. judge on Monday granted a large group of Venezuela-linked creditors rights to participate and receive proceeds from a coming auction […]
ONGC Videsh to Get Some Oil from Venezuela
(Reuters, 3.Jan.2023) — Venezuela has agreed to give some oil to India’s ONGC Videsh to help it recoup its pending $600 million dividend for a […]
Venezuela’s 2023 Oil Exports Rose, Aided by US Sanctions Easing
(Reuters, 3.Jan.2023) — Venezuela’s oil exports increased 12% last year to almost 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) as the United States eased sanctions imposed since […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Dec. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Dec. 2023 including why Venezuela wants to annex […]
The Energy Chamber: Dragon Deal a Historic Achievement
(Trinidad and Tobago Energy Chamber, 22.Dec.2023) — The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries has announced that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has granted the […]
Trinidad Inks Gas Deal with Venezuela
(Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, 22.Dec.2023) — Historic and unprecedented energy deals for Trinidad and Tobago that provide us with positive […]
Tice Family on Release of US Prisoners from Venezuela
(National Press Club, 21.Dec.2023) — Following is a statement via the National Press Club from the family of long-detained journalist Austin Tice, on the release of […]
Venezuela grants Dragon gas field license
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Dec.2023) — The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) and Shell were granted a license for […]
Joint Declaration between Guyana and Venezuela
(CELAC, 14.Dec.2023) — On Thursday, 14 Dec. 2023, in Argyle, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, His Excellency Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of […]
Guyana, Venezuela agree to not use force in Essequibo spat
(Reuters, 14.Dec.2023) — Guyana and Venezuela on Thursday agreed to avoid any use of force and to not escalate tensions in their long-running dispute over […]
Tensions Soar Between Guyana and Venezuela over Essequibo
(AP, 9.Dec.2023) — A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. Steeped in patriotism, the Venezuelan government […]
Venezuela Issues Arrest Warrants for Opposition Staffers for Treason
(Reuters, 6.Dec.2023) — Venezuela’s attorney general on Wednesday said there are arrest warrants for three people involved in the campaign of opposition presidential nominee Maria […]
Chevron Reveals $16bn Capex Budget for 2024
(Chevron, 6.Dec.2023) — Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced an expected organic capital expenditure range of $15.5bn to $16.5bn for consolidated subsidiaries (capex) and an affiliate […]
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali
(US Treasury, 6.Dec.2023) — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Guyanese President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali to reaffirm the United States’ unwavering support […]
Maduro Orders Immediate Oil and Gas Exploration in Disputed Territory
(Voice of America, 6.Dec.2023) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered state-owned oil, gas and mining companies to “immediately” begin operations in a wide territory […]
Venezuela Moves to Claim Guyana-Controlled Region
(BBC, 6.Dec.2023) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is plunging ahead with its plans to take over Essequibo, the oil-rich region controlled by neighbouring Guyana. He […]
Maduro to Permit Development in Disputed Territory
(Reuters, 5.Dec.2023) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he would authorize oil exploration in an area subject to a dispute with Guyana, which […]
Venezuela votes on disputed Essequibo region
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Energy Analytics Institute, 4.Dec.2023) — Venezuelans voted in fair referendum claiming sovereignty over the Essequibo region, a disputed area on Venezuela’s eastern […]
Venezuela Wins Vote Claiming Part of Guyana
(AP, 4.Dec.2023) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro got the victory he sought in a weekend referendum on whether to claim sovereignty over an oil-rich area […]
Venezuelans Vote on Sovereignty Over Part of Guyana
(CNBC, 4.Dec.2023) — Venezuelans on Sunday voted to claim sovereignty over a large swathe of their oil-rich neighbor Guyana, marking the latest escalation in a […]
Court Bars Venezuela from Altering Guyana’s Control over Essequibo
(AP, 1.Dec.2023) — The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana’s control over a disputed territory, but […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Nov. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Nov.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during November 2023 including PDVSA and the French co. […]
On the Uses and Misuses of Venezuela Sanctions
(CSIS, 29.Nov.2023) — Over the last month, the Biden administration has presided over a sea change in U.S. policy toward Venezuela. The recent lifting of sanctions on […]
LatAm Upstream Opportunities and Challenges: WoodMac
(WoodMac, 24.Nov.2023) — With nearly 15 billion barrels worth of varied resources discovered in the region since the turn of the decade, the future looks […]