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Big oil returns as environmentalists demand cleanup of environmental liabilities

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The Daily Journal. — The international oil industry is once again turning its attention to Venezuela, with an agenda focused on new investment opportunities, particularly in the natural gas sector, as environmental commitments and the cleanup of longstanding environmental liabilities emerge as major challenges for the energy industry. Some 650 delegates from 30 countries are […]

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Civil Society Organizations demand environmental safeguards in new oil agreements with the U.S.

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The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan organizations Clima21 and the Venezuelan Program for Education-Action in Human Rights (Provea) called on the government to establish environmental and human rights safeguards as it implements new oil agreements and licenses granted to U.S. companies. In a joint statement, the organizations expressed concern over the lack of public information about the […]

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