(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Jan.2024) â US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said thereâs still time for the NicolĂĄs Maduro regime in Venezuela to change course but said that if they didn’t that Washington was prepared âto allow General License #44 expire and âour sanctions will snap back into place.â âThere […]
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Venezuela Court Disqualifies Leading Opposition Candidate
(Al Jazeera, 27.Jan.2024) â Venezuelaâs Supreme Justice Tribunal has upheld a ban which prevents presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from holding office, upending the oppositionâs plans for elections planned for later this year. Machado, a former lawmaker, won the oppositionâs independently run presidential primary last October with more than 90 […]
Tipco To Temporarily Shut Kemaman Refinery
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) â At the request of the US State Department, Tipco Asphalt plans to temporarily shut down its refinery located in Kemaman, Malaysia. The refinery relies on Venezuelan heavy crude oil for 90% of its feedstock. To avoid US sanctions, the refinery âwill have to shut down […]