(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 a policy shift in Washington as well. The EU now views Guaido and the opposition-led “outgoing” National Assembly as just […]
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 US LNG and the violent storming of the US Capital building in Washington, DC by supports loyal to outgoing US […]
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 first stop on a four-country South America tour. In a joint appearance with newly elected Surinamese President Chan Santokhi on […]
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 oppose. To ensure a correct understanding of facts, I would like to reiterate the following: First, Taiwan is an inalienable […]
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. Mr. Pompeo was greeted by US Ambassador to Guyana, Mrs. Sarah-Ann Lynch and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]
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 its Independence in 1966. The Secretary of State is said to be embarking on a South American tour aimed at […]
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 CARICOM Secretary-General LaRocque. Secretary Pompeo will reinforce the promise of a values-based U.S. partnership rooted in inclusive governance, private-sector investment […]
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’ commitment to defend democracy, combat COVID-19 while revitalizing our economies in the pandemic’s wake, and strengthen security against regional threats. […]
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 the country continues to work towards strengthening bilateral relations. During a recent interview with the News Room, the Head of […]
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 amid the ongoing controversy related to this year’s national elections. The situation only grew worse this week as U.S. Secretary […]
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 to curb the Kremlin’s economic leverage over Europe and Turkey. Pompeo told a news conference that European investors in the […]
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 count agreed that the manner in which votes were tabulated departed from established procedures. They unanimously agreed that a result […]
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 related components to Venezuela in support of the illegitimate Maduro regime. These individuals who headed five Iranian-flagged tankers – Clavel, […]
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 country. On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Venezuela his country’s “reliable friend both in Latin America and in […]
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 President Nicolas Maduro by cutting off the OPEC nation’s crude exports. Marshall Islands-based Afranav Maritime Ltd, Adamant Maritime Ltd and […]
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 sanctions busting, according to four people familiar with the matter. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and special envoy for […]
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 2019 with Venezuela’s government, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Mexico-based Libre Abordo and an affiliated company, Schlager Business Group, have […]
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 oil reserves. Venezuela is already reeling from a years-long economic disaster that has slashed its crude oil production in recent […]
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 repayments and stakes in joint venture projects in the South American nation, a senior Trump administration official told S&P Global […]
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 on the regime of Nicolas Maduro. Property belonging to the Venezuelan government “may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or […]
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 see latest order acting as secondary oil sanctions Platts Analytics forecasts Venezuela output falling to 750,000 b/d President Donald Trump […]
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 Mike Pompeo supporting a renewal and others opposing it, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. At […]
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 sanctions, signalling that it sees value in having the US oil producer operate in a country on the verge of […]
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 maximum pressure on the embattled regime of Nicolas Maduro. Trump will announce his decision on whether to grant the U.S. […]
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 Pompeo said in a speech on Monday. “We’ve said that we will sanction any sanctionable behavior, and we mean it,” […]
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 to two industry sources, ratcheting up pressure intended at removing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power. U.S. State Department officials […]
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 time aimed at oil shipments between Venezuela and Cuba, a country that the administration has accused of propping up Mr. […]