(US Treasury, 19.Dec.2023) — The US Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for Oct. 2023. The next release, which will report on data for Nov. 2023, is scheduled for 19 Jan. 2024. The sum total in Oct. of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term […]
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Asia May Have Little to Cheer from Lifting of Venezuelan Oil Sanctions
(S&P Global, 30.Oct.2023) — Asia may have little to cheer following the lifting of the sanctions on Venezuelan oil as increased competition for those Latin American cargoes could potentially make it difficult for buyers like China and India to source incremental cargoes from the supplier, prompting them to look at […]
Fast Output Recovery Still Challenging in Venezuela
(WoodMac, 20.Oct.2023) — Addressing the US Treasury Department’s partially lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, Adrian Lara, principal research analyst, Latin America Upstream Oil and Gas for Wood Mackenzie said, “Although still conditioned by a subsequent renewal, this new easing of sanctions can certainly be considered a positive move […]
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, everyone, and thank you so much for joining us this evening for this background call on Venezuela. This evening’s call is on background and attributable […]
The Dragon Dance
(Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, 25.Feb.2023) — Energy Minister Stuart Young has again expressed confidence that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) would successfully conclude and execute a deal to receive gas from Venezuela’s Dragon Field, but the challenges before first gas are not to be underestimated. Young gave an update with little […]
Antony Blinken Named US Secretary of State
(Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Jan.2021) — The US Department of the Treasury confirmed appointment of Antony Blinken as the agency’s new head, taking the helm after the departure of Michael Pompeo. Blinken is a Former Deputy Secretary of State & Deputy Nation Security Agency under the administration of former US President […]
Treasury Targets Venezuelan Sanctions Evasion Network
(US Treasury, 19.Jan.2021) — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals, fourteen entities, and six vessels for their ties to a network attempting to evade United States sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector. The illegitimate Maduro regime has continued to use Petroleos […]
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 […]