New Colombian ambassador proposes buying Venezuelan gas and returning part of it as electricity

The Daily Journal.— Colombia’s new ambassador to Venezuela, Jorge Jaller, proposed that Colombia purchase Venezuelan natural gas to generate electricity and return part of the power to its neighboring country as part of a broader strategy to promote economic integration between the two nations. Jaller outlined the proposal in an interview with El Colombiano, where […]

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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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Delcy Rodríguez estimates 200 direct jobs for each activated oil rig

The Daily Journal.— Activating each oil rig in Venezuela will create around 200 direct jobs, according to data from Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) cited by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. “Each rig activates 200 jobs, 200 workers,” Rodríguez said during the inauguration of a boulevard in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui state. Rodríguez said job creation will […]

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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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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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Aspect Holdings agrees to feasibility study to develop several oil fields in Venezuela

The Daily Journal.— U.S. oil exploration company Aspect Holdings will develop several fields in eastern Venezuela over the coming years as part of a new exploration agreement with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), company President Alex Cranberg announced Wednesday. The parties signed the agreement “for a joint technical and economic feasibility study for the development of […]

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Venezuelan crude exports rose 28% in August, driven by shipments to India

The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan crude exports surged in August as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to expand its control over the country’s oil sector. Oil tankers loaded an average of 1.114 million barrels per day of Venezuelan crude in August, a 28% increase from July, according to shipping reports, data from Kpler Ltd., and […]

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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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