China calls on U.S. to "stop interfering in the internal affairs of Venezuela" The country's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson also called on the U.S. to "lift all unlawful unilateral sanctions on Venezuela" Latin Times · Jun 20, 2024
What is an F1 pay driver? All to know about the controversial tag Motorsport is one of the most expensive industries in the world as Red Bull paid a staggering $7,445,817 to enter the 2024 F1 season. But costs are also high at a national level with teams paying up to £29,000 for a space on the British GT grid. So it is… Autosport · May 2, 2024
Oil: 'Mother Of Corruption' In Venezuela Corruption in Venezuela's oil industry is a many-headed monster that has devoured billions of dollars in taxpayers' money in the past 20 years, experts say. International Business Times · Apr 26, 2024
Texas billionaire announces deal with Venezuelan state-run company after U.S. sanctions reimposed LNG Energy Group was awarded contracts to rehabilitate five aging oil fields Latin Times · Apr 25, 2024
Tether to freeze accounts following reports of Venezuelan oil company using USDT to evade sanctions Nicolás Maduro failed in his attempt to have his own cryptocurrency to "overcome the financial blockade" Latin Times · Apr 25, 2024
Venezuela's State Oil Company To Push Crypto Adoption Amid US Sanctions: Report Venezuela's PDVSA is reportedly planning to speed up crypto adoption in oil transactions after the U.S. Treasury announced it will reimpose sanctions on the country's vast oil sector. International Business Times · Apr 24, 2024
US reimposes oil sanctions against Venezuela over election concerns Move in US election year could push up oil prices, but Washington says Maduro has not made promised electoral reforms. Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2024
Venezuela scrambles to give assets it seized from ConocoPhilips to a local company Venezuelan firm A&B Investments is set to partner with state-run PDVSA to run fields in the Orinoco Belt before U.S. sanctions go back in place Latin Times · Apr 17, 2024
Venezuela Arrests Ex-oil Minister El Aissami In Graft Probe Venezuelan authorities announced the arrest Tuesday of influential ex-oil minister Tareck El Aissami, who had resigned from his post last year amid a corruption scandal at state oil company PDVSA. "We have managed to reveal the direct participation and consequent arrest" of El Aissami, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said,… International Business Times · Apr 9, 2024
Chavez Legacy Looms Large, And Divides Venezuela, 25 Years On "Chavez lives, damn it!" At 16:25 every day a soldier shouts out: "Chavez lives, damn it!" International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024
Who Is Seeking to Invest in Venezuelan Oil Amid Easing of U.S. Sanctions? The easing of sanctions in Venezuela has renewed interest in Venezuela Latin Times · Jan 24, 2024
Will Sanctions Easing Reboot Venezuela's Oil Industry? On paper, the easing of US oil sanctions against Venezuela should allow its battered economy to once again profit from a resource it has more of than any country in the world. International Business Times · Jan 22, 2024
President Maduro Expects 8% Economic Growth In 2024 After 5% Increase Last Year Maduro assured that the inflation will be two digits this year, adding that state oil company PDVSA contributed $6.23 billion to Vanezuela's coffers in 2023. Latin Times · Jan 16, 2024
Guyana, Venezuela, 11bn barrels of oil – and six centuries of colonial conflict Maduro’s annexation threat is only the latest move on a chessboard stretching back to the 15th century. The outcome could reverberate throughout Latin America and the Caribbean The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023 Chevron, Exxon Responses Diverge Amid Venezuela-Guyana Border Buildup ExxonMobil and Chevron are both waiting to see what happens next for Guyana, as a dizzying set of competing incentives come into play.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023 Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area Guyana's president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from a potential incursion by Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and minerals in Guyana’s vast Essequibo region that it considers its own
WEKU · Nov 29, 2023 Oil spills increase in Venezuela as it revs up output after the U.S. lifted sanctions After the U.S. lifted its sanctions, Venezuela is trying to revive its beleaguered oil industry. But ramping up production is causing more oil spills.
The Week · Jun 12, 2023 How Latin America became the battleground in Cold War 2.0 Latin America is serving as a proxy battleground for a new Cold War as China, Iran and Russia seek to build influence, exploit resources and undermine the United States in the region.
The Week · May 16, 2023 Inside Venezuela’s oil corruption scandal Dozens of business figures and politicians have been arrested so far this year in a £17bn corruption scandal that has rocked Venezuela and its state-run oil company.
Zenger · May 3, 2023 Venezuela Oil Corruption Massive Scandal Prompts Rare Resignation Of Oil Minister Due to a widespread corruption scandal involving the national oil corporation, Venezuela's former oil minister resigns.
Reuters · Apr 27, 2023 Venezuelan parliament passes law to seize assets linked to corruption cases Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing the government to seize assets linked to corruption cases, as it investigates irregularities at state oil company PDVSA and other state companies.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 20, 2023 As Petro visits, White House threatens new pressure on Maduro without democratic progress President Joe Biden is open to increasing pressure on Venezuela if Nicolás Maduro fails to take concrete steps toward democratic elections, the Biden administration said on Thursday, as Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro visited the White House.
Reuters · Apr 19, 2023 Venezuela corruption probe snares another former top PDVSA executive A former vice president of Venezuela's state oil firm PDVSA was arrested as part of a widening anti-corruption probe looking into wrongdoing at the state company, a government official said on Wednesday.
Reuters · Apr 14, 2023 Cuba's fuel shortages due to supplier nations not delivering, says president Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said the island's ongoing gasoline shortages were caused by countries contracted to supply the fuel not complying with their requirements due to "a complex energy situation."
Reuters · Apr 14, 2023 Colombian businessman arrested in Venezuela PDVSA graft probe: minister Venezuelan authorities have arrested Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido in an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption at Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, Venezuela's communications minister said on Friday.