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Trump Tells President-elect Javier Milei he Plans to Visit Buenos Aires

(AP, 23.Nov.2023) — Former President Donald Trump has told Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei that he plans to travel to the South American country so the two can [more…]

Estimated read time 1 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Maduro Accuses Donald Trump Of Attacks On CRP

(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jan.2021) — Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro reiterated earlier claims that US President Donald Trump ordered the sabotage of the OPEC country’s Amuay [more…]

Estimated read time 4 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Venezuela’s New Assembly To Battle Sanctions

(Argus, 7.Dec.2020) — Venezuela’s National Assembly elections yesterday thrust the Opec country’s last democratic institution under the thumb of President Nicolas Maduro, who has defied [more…]

Estimated read time 5 min read
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Shipping Magnate Faces US Sanctions Probe

(Reuters, 12.Jun.2020) — The United States is investigating a Venezuelan shipping magnate for possibly violating U.S. sanctions by bringing fuel to gasoline-short Venezuela, according to [more…]

Estimated read time 5 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean

Iran’s 4th Fuel Tanker Nears Venezuelan Waters

(Fars News Agency, 28.May.2020) — Iran’s fourth tanker full of gasoline has entered the Caribbean and is close to the Venezuelan territorial waters. Venezuelan armed [more…]

Estimated read time 4 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Trump Tells Chevron To “Wind Down” In Venezuela

(AP, 21.Apr.2020) — The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered Chevron Corp. to “wind down” operations in Venezuela by Dec. 1, barring the California-based oil giant [more…]

Estimated read time 7 min read
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The Unexpected Holdout To A Global Oil Production Deal

(Bloomberg, 10.Apr.2020) — One of the most dramatic global oil production agreements in history has been left hanging on the approval of an unlikely character: [more…]

Estimated read time 5 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Venezuela Gasoline Shortages Worsen

(Reuters, 8.Apr.2020) — Gasoline shortages in Venezuela are worsening after U.S. officials have told foreign firms to refrain from supplying the fuel to the sanctioned [more…]

Estimated read time 4 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Crisis Stricken Venezuela Faces Mounting Pressure

(Oilprice.com, 6.Apr.2020) — Over the past weeks, the Trump Administration has tightened the noose around Nicolas Maduro’s regime, increasing pressure on the country sitting on [more…]

Estimated read time 3 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Venezuela’s Oil Output Falls To Five-month Low

(Reuters, 30.Mar.2020) — Venezuela’s crude production ended last week at around 670,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to documents seen by Reuters and two people [more…]

Estimated read time 3 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela

Trump Wants Pressure Raised On Maduro

(Bloomberg, 21.Feb.2020) — President Donald Trump is frustrated that pressure is building too slowly on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and is still considering military options [more…]

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Latin America and the Caribbean North America USA Venezuela

Venezuela, Rosneft and US Sanctions Complications

(S&P Global Platts, 18.Feb.2020) — US efforts to starve Venezuela’s Maduro regime of oil revenues have substantially increased the role of Russian energy in the [more…]

Estimated read time 7 min read
Latin America and the Caribbean North America USA Venezuela

Rosneft Undermining US Plans In Venezuela?

(Atlantic Council, Matthew Bryza, 27.Nov.2019) — US President Donald Trump is conducting policies of “maximum pressure” on two countries, Venezuela and Iran. In Venezuela, Russia’s [more…]

Latin America and the Caribbean North America USA Venezuela

Venezuela’s Prize Oil Asset May Soon Be Up For Grabs

(Oilprice.com, Tsvetana Paraskova, 16.Oct.2019) — Venezuela’s opposition is getting ready to file within days a lawsuit in the United States seeking to prevent bond holders [more…]

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Energy Cos Caught In Spat Over Venezuela Sanctions

(Chron, Sergio Chapa, 7.Oct.2019) — Frequent power outages, theft of equipment, a political tug-of-war and billions of dollars in losses would seem to signal to [more…]

Asia Latin America and the Caribbean North America USA Venezuela

Trump Imposes New Curbs In Bid To Pressure Maduro

(Bloomberg, 6.Aug.2019) — President Donald Trump imposed further sanctions on Venezuela, freezing the government’s assets in the U.S. and adding immigration restrictions in a move [more…]

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Trump Govt Split Over Chevron’s Venezuela License

(Reuters, Timothy Gardner, 26.Jul.2019) — The Trump administration is split over whether to renew a license this week for energy company Chevron Corp’s operations in [more…]

Asia Latin America and the Caribbean North America USA Venezuela

Chevron To Keep Drilling In Venezuela Despite Sanctions

(Reuters, 26.Jul.2019) — The administration of United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that it has renewed Chevron Corp’s licence to drill for oil [more…]

Latin America and the Caribbean North America USA Venezuela

Chevron In Crosshairs As Trump Exerts Maximum Pressure On Maduro

(Bloomberg, Kevin Crowley, Lucia Kassai and Kevin Cirilli, 25.Jul.2019) — Pressure is mounting on U.S. President Donald Trump to end Chevron Corp.’s 100-year presence in Venezuela [more…]

Latin America and the Caribbean North America USA Venezuela

Chevron Call To Chart Venezuela Sanctions

(Argus, 25.Jul.2019) — A US government decision over Chevron’s expiring license to work in Venezuela is the first test of its willingness to ease sanctions [more…]

Asia North America USA

Qatar Petroleum And Chevron Ink Deal For Mega US Petrochemical Plant

(Qatar Petroleum, 10.Jul.2019) — Qatar Petroleum has signed an agreement with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC to develop a new world-scale petrochemical project in the [more…]

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Oil Tops $73/bbl Then Pares Gains As Venezuela’s Maduro Claims Support

(Reuters, Collin Eaton , 30.Apr.2019) — Oil prices rose on Tuesday above $73 a barrel but then eased off the session high after Venezuela’s president [more…]

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New U.S. Sanctions Seek To Block Venezuelan Oil Shipments To Cuba

(NYT, Annie Karni and Nicholas Casey, 5.Apr.2019) — The Trump administration announced on Friday its latest round of economic sanctions against the government of President [more…]