(Argus, 6.Jan.2021) — The EU and the Lima Group of Latin American countries and Canada have implicitly dropped support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president, portending […]
Tag: Mike Pompeo
Pompeo On Win-Win Solutions, Capital Storming
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2021) — US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo comments on win-win mineral solutions in certain countries from DRC to Brazil as well as other issues related to […]
China Slams Pompeo For ‘Arrogance’ On LatAm Tour
(Reuters, 18.Sep.2020) — China’s embassy to Suriname on Friday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “smearing” Beijing, after Washington’s top diplomat critiqued Chinese companies’ business practices during the […]
China On Pompeo’s Remarks On China
(Chinese Embassy in Guyana, 18.Sep.2020) — The US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo made again some erroneous remarks on China during his visit to Guyana, to which we strongly […]
US Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Arrives In Guyana
(DPI, 17.Sep.2020) — The arrival of United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo on these shores today marks an historic development in the relationship between Guyana and the […]
US Secretary Of State To Reach Guyana Soon
(DPI, 17.Sep.2020) — The United States Secretary of State Mr. Michael Pompeo is set to arrive this evening and will be the highest-ranking sitting government official to visit Guyana since […]
Guyana And The US: More Than 50 Years Of Friendship
(US Embassy Guyana, 16.Sep.2020) — Secretary Pompeo will travel to Georgetown, Guyana, 17-18 September 2020. He will meet with newly elected President Irfaan Ali and his cabinet, as well as […]
Pompeo To Visit Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, Colombia
(US State Department, 15.Sep.2020) — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Paramaribo, Suriname; Georgetown, Guyana; Boa Vista, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; and Plano, Texas, September 17-20, 2020.  This trip will highlight the United States’ […]
Pompeo’s Visit Extremely Important, Says Pres. Ali
(DPI, 14.Sep.2020) — His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has described United States (US) Secretary of State, Mr. Michael Pompeo’s imminent visit to Guyana as “extremely important” and timely as […]
Situation In Guyana Goes From Bad To Worse
(Forbes, 18.Jul.2020) — As I wrote earlier this month, the future of the nascent oil and gas industry in the South American nation of Guyana is standing on shaky ground […]
Investors In Russian Pipeline At Risk Of US Sanctions
(Reuters, 15.Jul.2020) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned investors in two Russian natural gas pipeline projects that they could face sanctions as the Trump administration seeks […]
Visa Curbs On Guyanese “Undermining Democracy”
(US Treasury, 15.Jul.2020) — On 2 March 2020 the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana held national elections, but it has still not declared a winner. All international observers of the vote […]
US Sanctions On Iranian Tanker Captains
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jun.2020) — The US, under Executive Order 13599, today said it is sanctioning five Iranian ship captains, who delivered approximately 1.5 million barrels of Iranian gasoline and […]
Russia Backs Venezuela In Fight Against US
(Newsweek, 24.Jun.2020) — Russia vowed to support Venezuela in its campaign to counter U.S.-backed regime change after the Pentagon sailed warships nearby in the Caribbean to challenge the Latin American […]
US Sanctions Four Firms For Transporting Venezuelan Oil
(Aljazeera, 2.Jun.2020) — The United States Treasury Department on Tuesday said it had sanctioned four shipping firms for transporting Venezuelan oil, the latest escalation in Washington’s effort to depose socialist […]
FBI Probes Firms Over Venezuela Oil Trading
(Reuters, 13.May.2020) — The FBI is probing several Mexican and European companies allegedly involved in trading Venezuelan oil as it gathers information for a U.S. Treasury Department inquiry into possible […]
US Seeks To Investigate Mexico Oil-For-Food Pact
(Reuters, 29.Apr.2020) — The U.S. State Department, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico are investigating at least two Mexican firms involved in an oil-for-food pact signed in […]
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 top of the world’s largest […]
US Set To Sanction Rosneft Oil, Fuel Trade With PDVSA
(S&P Global Platts, 15.Aug.2019) — The US is set to impose sanctions on Rosneft if it continues to trade crude oil and fuel with Venezuela’s PDVSA in exchange for debt […]
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 aimed at stepping up pressure […]
US Escalates Venezuela Sanctions
(Platts, 6.Aug.2019) — The US escalated sanctions against Venezuela late Monday and may use the executive order to target crude flows to China and India, analysts said Tuesday. Highlights Analysts […]
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 Venezuela, with Secretary of State […]
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 and gas in Venezuela despite […]
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 as he seeks to exert […]
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Oil Buyer On Alleged Violations
(Reuters, 23.Jul.2019) — The United States has sanctioned Chinese state-run energy company Zhuhai Zhenrong Co Ltd for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran’s oil sector, U.S. Secretary of State Mike […]
US Tells Foreign Cos To Stop Jet Fuel Trading With Venezuela
(Reuters, Julia Payne and Dmitry Zhdannikov, 23.May.2019) — The United States told some large foreign firms this week they should stop trading jet fuel with Venezuela or face sanctions, according […]
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 Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, this […]