Chevron waiver was due to expire June 1 Opposition leader Guaido denies involvement Republican lawmakers May 17 were quick to condemn steps the Biden administration reportedly took to ease oil sanctions on Venezuela for Chevron to negotiate and potentially restart operations in the country. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Media reports May 17 indicated that the US Treasury Department issued a license to Chevron to resume talks with the regime of President Nicolás Maduro in an effort to facilitate discussions between the ruling government and the US-backed opposition. The White House, Treasury, State Department and Chevron did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, however, tweeted that media accounts of the US authorizing US and European oil companies to negotiate and restart operations in Venezuela were accurate. “Venezuela aspires that these decisions of the US pave […]