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Venezuela emerges as key supplier in India’s post-Hormuz strategy

June 4, 2026

(World Oil) – India signaled interest in deeper energy ties with Venezuela, including sourcing crude supplies and investments in the country’s oil sector, after acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. “The government is aggressively seeking new sources of crude oil and energy to ensure India’s energy security,” Rudrendra Tandon, secretary east in

ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips negotiate possible Venezuela comeback

May 27, 2026

(World Oil) – ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips are pushing for durable contract terms and a way to resolve billions of dollars owed to them as they consider re-entering Venezuela after exiting the country two decades ago. Both companies are in active negotiations with President Delcy Rodríguez’s government about tapping Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. While they’ve recently said Venezuela has more work to do on

U.S. oil and gas firms sign deals to operate in Venezuela

May 1, 2026

(Oil Price) – Venezuela has signed agreements with two U.S. energy firms to operate in the country as a growing number of international oil and gas companies are vying to return to the world’s biggest crude resource holder. The Venezuelan government of interim President Delcy Rodríguez has just signed agreements with U.S. firms Hunt Overseas Oil Company and Crossover Energy, which plan to

Venezuela’s oil exports climb 14% to highest level in over 7 years

May 1, 2026

(Investing) – Venezuela’s oil exports increased 14% to 1.23 million barrels per day in April, marking the highest level in more than seven years, according to shipping data and documents from state company PDVSA released on Friday. The rise in exports was driven by increased sales to the United States, India and Europe. A total of 66 vessels departed from Venezuelan

bp inks offshore gas exploration deal with Venezuela

April 30, 2026

(World Oil) – bp Plc and Venezuela agreed on a deal to explore for natural gas offshore as the South American country’s energy revival gathers pace following the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro. The memorandum of understanding between bp and Caracas establishes “potential areas for co-operation in material gas and future exploration,” bp said Wednesday in an emailed statement. Venezuela state firm

Why pressure toppled Caracas but not Tehran

April 9, 2026

(Oil Price) – Just over a month since President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran, taken in the shadow of his military intervention in Venezuela, the contrast between the two is hard to ignore. One intervention is drifting into uncertainty, while the other is settling into something easily described as a success. As the world’s attention remains fixed

Exclusive-Venezuela’s Rodriguez readies Citgo board takeover, sources say

April 1, 2026

(Investing) – HOUSTON/CARACAS – Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez’s administration is getting ready to take over the boards of state oil firm PDVSA’s U.S. subsidiaries, including Citgo Petroleum, four sources close to the preparations said. The move could aggravate a tug of war for the control of the seventh-largest U.S. refiner. Washington in March recognized Rodriguez as Venezuela’s leader following the

Interior’s Burgum sees U.S. energy agenda proceeding as planned

March 26, 2026

(World Oil) – The third day of CERAWeek by S&P Global 2026 started off Wednesday with a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion conducted with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum by interviewer Dan Yergin, Chairman of CERAWeek and Vice Chairman of S&P Global. Given an opportunity from Yergin at the session’s start to frame the discussion, Burgum emphasized the important role that the

Venezuela cancels Halliburton asset sale after U.S. intervention to support oil sector restart

February 27, 2026

(World Oil) – Venezuela canceled an auction of assets seized from Halliburton Co. after the Trump administration intervened to stop the sale, as President Donald Trump seeks to smooth the return of U.S. oil companies to the South American country. U.S. government officials pressed Venezuela’s new leader to cancel the auction after a Halliburton executive met Trump and raised the issue

Venezuelan leader Rodriguez says she was invited to US, NBC reports

February 12, 2026

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – Venezuelan interim leader President Delcy Rodriguez said she has been invited to the United States, according an interview released Thursday by NBC News as U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Caracas. “I have been invited to the States,” Rodríguez was quoted as saying. “We’re contemplating coming there once we establish this cooperation and we can move forward

US energy secretary arrives in Venezuela with Herculean task of oil recovery

February 11, 2026

(Investing) – HOUSTON – Venezuela is hosting U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright starting on Wednesday, marking the highest-level U.S. visit focused on energy policy to the OPEC nation in nearly three decades, as Washington conducts its first on-the-ground assessment of the oil industry it is proposing to rebuild. Wright landed in Caracas on Wednesday morning, a day after the U.S.

Russia says US restrictions on its role in Venezuela’s oil business are discrimination

February 11, 2026

(Investing) – MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela’s oil business were blatant discrimination and the Kremlin said it would clarify the matter with Washington. The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday issued a general license to facilitate the exploration and production of oil and gas

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