The Daily Journal – A recent investigation by U.S. news outlet ProPublica has revealed critical details about a new energy agreement in the region. The oil deal promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump with Venezuela protects the interests of private businesspeople. Still, it does not explicitly require the payment of $209 billion in taxes and […]
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Delcy Rodríguez linked the investments to recently signed agreements and said the bilateral deal with the United States includes drilling operations involving 250 rigs across 17 oil fields. The Daily Journal — Venezuela expects to attract approximately $76 billion in investments in its oil sector over the next five years through a series of recently […]
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KEO Capital’s U.S. subsidiary will manage the joint venture’s technical operations in the Lake Maracaibo Basin. Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief — KEO Energy, the U.S. subsidiary of KEO Capital specializing in oil and gas, is expanding its presence in Venezuela’s oil industry through an agreement with Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) to manage PetroUrdaneta. This joint […]
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The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s Vice President for Economic Affairs, Calixto Ortega, presented the country’s economic roadmap on Wednesday during a discussion in Bangkok on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings. The plan focuses on the oil and mining extractive industries. Ortega, a former president of the Central Bank […]
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The Daily Journal.- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. government’s participation in oil projects in Venezuela could help reduce political risk for investors and provide a measure of stability in the event of future changes in government. Wright made the remarks during an interview with Charlotte Howard, U.S. editor of The Economist. His […]
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The Daily Journal. — The United States updated on Monday the licensing framework governing certain commercial and investment activities related to Venezuela’s oil, gas, petrochemical, and electricity sectors through General Licenses 46E, 48D and 49B issued by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The new provisions replace previous versions of those […]
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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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The Daily Journal. — The White House said Monday that the oil agreement reached with Venezuela will allow the United States to secure its “energy dominance for the next century” at no cost to American taxpayers. “This deal secures our energy dominance for the next century, all at zero cost to the United States,” President […]
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The Daily Journal – The announcement of the oil agreement between Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked widespread debate among the country’s economists. Unlike the critical consensus among former oil ministers, economic experts have expressed a broader range of views, from deep fiscal skepticism to cautious optimism and open […]
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CARACAS — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, said Saturday night that the energy agreement with the United States calls for the development of 17 strategic oil fields and aims to reach production of more than 1.5 million barrels per day over its 25-year term. In a statement shared on social media, Rodríguez provided new financial […]
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