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US revokes French oil company's licence in Venezuela

The docks of VOPAK, a subsidiary of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, on Waikiki beach in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, in February 2024. © Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters

French oil company Maurel & Prom has had its licence to operate in Venezuela revoked by the United States as part of the its attempt to cripple Venezuela’s economy and put pressure on leader Nicolas Maduro.

The US Treasury department’s Office of foreign assets has revoked a special licence granted last May to Maurel et Prom (M&P) that allowed it to operate in Venezuela despite US sanctions, the company said Monday.

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