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Trump allows U.S. firms to provide services for Venezuela’s oil- oil and gas 360

Trump allows U.S. firms to provide services for Venezuela’s oil

(Oil Price) – The Trump Administration has further eased the sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry by allowing U.S. firms to provide services and technology for hydrocarbon exploration and production in the South American country. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) noted in a new general license that U.S. entities or persons are now authorized to provide “goods, technology, software, or

Japan’s JAPEX buys US tight oil and gas assets in $1.3 billion deal- oil and gas 360

Japan’s JAPEX buys US tight oil and gas assets in $1.3 billion deal

(BOE Report)– Japan Petroleum Exploration said on Thursday it will acquire Verdad Resources Intermediate Holdings LLC (VRIH), which owns tight oil and gas assets in the U.S. for $1.3 billion in its largest-ever deal. JAPEX will buy VRIH, which holds assets in Colorado and Wyoming, from Verdad Resources Feeder LLC using a mix of its own funds and debt. The