PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Mar.2025) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro said average Venezuelan oil production exceeded 1 million barrels per day […]
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LatAm NRG Heard: Mexico 2nd Energy Sector Laws, Drill Baby Drill’s Return
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Jan.2025) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 17 […]
Venezuela’s Maduro Says Oil Sector of OPEC Country Grew 14% in 2024
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Jan.2025) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro Moros said his country’s petroleum sector grew 14% in 2024 amid […]
Official Statement: Condemning Nicolás Maduro’s Illegitimate Attempt to Seize Power in Venezuela
(US Department of State, 10.Jan.2025) — US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken issued a statement regarding the situation in Venezuela, including new actions against […]
Venezuela’s Maduro says investment of up to $52bn procured from BRICS, others
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Dec.2024) — Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro assured that his Caribbean country has procured investments of up to $52bn […]
LatAm NRG Heard: Argentina’s GDP, Chevron Venezuela, Plan Mexico
HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Dec.2024) — LatAm NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 20 Dec. 2024. […]
Maduro Proposes New Economy at BRICS Plus Summit
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2024) — During the plenary session of the XVI BRICS Plus Summit held in the Russian city of Kazan, Venezuela’s President Nicolás […]
Maduro and Putin Discuss Strategic Alliances during BRICS Summit
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2024) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro held at least one meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin within the framework of the […]
A Month After Venezuela’s Contested Election, the Opposition Fights On
(The Washington Post, 27.Aug.2024) — A month ago, Venezuela’s opposition nurtured a cautious hope. A national election seemed to present a genuine chance to oust the […]
Election Results in Venezuela, Possible Routes Forward
(Rystad, 29.Jul.2024) —While the election in Venezuela may be over, the future is still not certain. There was a forgone conclusion that the incumbent government […]
Polls Open in Venezuelan Election That Could Lead to Seismic Shift
(AP, 27.Jul.2024) — Venezuelans are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more […]
Broken Promises: US Oil Sanctions and Venezuela
(Rystad Energy, 29.Apr.2024) — For President Joe Biden, the situation in Venezuela remains a fly in the ointment, weighing on the administration’s energy and foreign […]
Maria Corina Machado Faces Deadline in Race Against Maduro
(AP, 16.Mar.2024) — It’s her choice — but one on which the hopes of millions of Venezuelans fighting to restore their democracy depends. Barred from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Senior Administration Officials on Venezuela
(US Department of State, 18.Oct.2023) — Senior US Departement of States administration officials held a teleconference to discuss political advancements in Venezuela. MODERATOR: Good evening, […]
Venezuela, Opposition Will Restart Talks, US Could Ease Sanctions
(Reuters, 16.Oct.2023) — Venezuela’s government and the country’s opposition will return to political negotiations, the two sides said on Monday, while sources said the United […]
Oil Dips Below $90 a Barrel as US Agrees Venezuela Deal
(Reuters, 16.Oct.2023) — Oil futures fell on Monday on reports that the U.S. had agreed a deal to ease sanctions on Venezuela, while investors continued […]
Venezuela’s Dictator Maduro is Shameless
(Miami Herald, 16.Jun.2023) — It’s official: The Venezuelan regime will pick a new electoral tribunal to oversee the 2024 presidential elections, and — guess what! — […]
Venezuela Seeks a Deal with Biden as Colombia Summit Begins
(NewsWeek, 25.Apr.2023) — As a multinational conference commences in Colombia, Venezuela is looking to make progress in talks not only with the country’s political opposition, […]
Venezuela Opposition Envoy Urges Biden to Ease Oil Sanctions
(AP, 3.Apr.2023) — The new representative of Venezuela’s opposition in the U.S. is urging the Biden administration to relax crippling oil sanctions on Nicolas Maduro’s […]
Exiled Venezuela Lawmakers Chosen to Lead Anti-Maduro Fight
(AP, 5.Jan.2023) — Venezuela’s opposition has selected an all-female team of mostly unknown exiled former lawmakers to replace the beleaguered Juan Guaidó as the face […]
Chevron Unlikely to Invest More in Venezuela in Short Term
(Reuters, 1.Dec.2022) — Chevron Corp is unlikely to add investment in Venezuela in the next six months despite a recent U.S. license to allow it […]
Maduro Says Granting US Licenses to Chevron ‘Not Enough’
(Anadolu Agency, 1.Dec.2022) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that licenses and authorizations granted so far by the US to ease sanctions it imposed […]
Maduro Calls for ‘Complete Lifting’ of Oil Sanctions
(AFP, 30.Nov.2022) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the easing of an oil embargo on his country by the United States was not enough, and […]
US Eases Venezuela Oil Sanctions After Gov’t, Opposition Ink Deal
(Al Jazeera, 26.Nov.2022) — The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela after the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition signed […]
Are Talks Over Detained Americans Slowing the Fight for Democracy in Venezuela?
(CNN, 16.Aug.2022) — A growing number of US citizens are being detained in Venezuela — and though exactly how many is unknown, the detentions could give authoritarian […]