Chevron to ‘more than double’ number of oil rigs in Venezuela

The Daily Journal.— U.S. energy corporation Chevron will significantly expand its operating capacity in Venezuela by “more than doubling” the number of active drilling rigs as part of its five-year production plan, the company’s Chief Financial Officer Eimear Bonner said during a conference organized by Barclays. The deployment of new equipment supports the investment program […]

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José Guerra estimates the ‘fiscal sacrifice’ of the new oil agreement with the U.S. at $6 billion

The mechanism means that Venezuela, “an impoverished country, is subsidizing a rich country like the United States,” the economist said Neirlay Andrade.— Venezuela could face a fiscal sacrifice of around US$6 billion under the terms of the new oil agreement with the United States, according to an estimate presented Tuesday by economist José Guerra, who […]

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Venezuela reaffirms continued operations of joint ventures with China and Russia following U.S. oil deal

The Daily Journal. — The Venezuelan government confirmed that hydrocarbon agreements with Chinese and Russian state-owned and private companies will remain in effect. It rejected claims that the recent energy deal with the United States would exclude capital from either country from oil extraction projects in Venezuela. Hydrocarbons Minister Paula Henao outlined the government’s official […]

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Venezuela “returns” to the U.S. and Western sphere of influence

The Trump administration is reversing, through forceful actions and aggressive diplomacy, what President Chávez painstakingly built, and Nicolás Maduro later sought to deepen. José Gregorio Yépez The signing of Venezuela’s oil agreements with the multinational companies that attended the meeting at Miraflores, with the approval of U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, marks one of the […]

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U.S. expects Venezuela to double oil production in less than five years

The Daily Journal.— The Donald Trump administration expects new investments and energy agreements between the United States and Venezuela to double Venezuelan oil production in less than five years, according to a U.S. Department of Energy fact sheet released Friday by the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. The document presents agreements signed this week with companies […]

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Venezuelan company Primavera Infinita signs agreement to develop Budare-Elotes block

The Daily Journal. — Venezuelan company Primavera Infinita signed a Production Participation Contract with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) on Wednesday to develop the Budare-Elotes block, located between Anzoátegui and Monagas states, as part of a new round of agreements aimed at adding new areas to the country’s oil production portfolio. The parties signed the agreement […]

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China will have no rights to new Venezuelan oil production revenue, U.S. Energy Secretary says

A day earlier, Beijing demanded respect for its energy agreements with Venezuela The Daily Journal.- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said China will have no rights to collect revenue from Venezuela’s new oil production as efforts move forward to restructure the Caribbean country’s massive debt. In an interview with Bloomberg Television from Caracas, the U.S. […]

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Venezuela formalizes new energy agreements during Chris Wright’s visit to Caracas

The Daily Journal.— During U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s visit to Caracas, the Venezuelan government formalized new agreements for the hydrocarbons sector on Wednesday at a meeting with a Washington delegation at Miraflores Palace. The agreements include expanded participation by U.S.-based Chevron and Italy’s Eni in joint ventures operating in the Orinoco Oil Belt. Earlier […]

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Chevron plans to invest more than $7 billion in Venezuela and double production within five years

The Daily Journal.— Chevron plans to invest more than $7 billion in Venezuela over the next five years and more than double its production in the country to approximately 600,000 barrels per day, following new agreements that improve the fiscal, commercial and legal terms governing its joint ventures. The expansion represents one of the largest […]

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Trump avoids taking position on Venezuela’s potential exit from OPEC

The Daily Journal.— U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday avoided taking a position on Venezuela’s potential withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), saying the decision rests with Caracas despite the new energy agreement that deepens oil cooperation between the two countries. “Well, I don’t know. That’s up to them,” Trump said […]

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