The Trump administration is considering imposing some U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s vital oil sector in response to Sunday’s election of a constitutional super-body that Washington has already denounced as a Continue Reading
U.S. government officials are considering stepping up sanctions against Venezuela by targeting its vital oil industry, although an embargo against Venezuelan crude oil imports into the U.S. is off the Continue Reading
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro defiantly followed through Sunday with his pledge to hold an internationally condemned election, creating a critical new stage in a long-simmering crisis that could Continue Reading
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Potential U.S. sanctions on sales of light crude to Venezuela’s oil company PDVSA would hamper its already weak refining network while leaving at least one tanker in Continue Reading
Republican U.S. lawmakers said on Friday they expected Washington would announce more sanctions on Venezuela if its government proceeds with an effort to elect a legislative body that critics call Continue Reading
The U.S. Treasury Department is ready with tougher sanctions on Venezuela, including crude oil restrictions, but may hold back, an industry report read. On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Continue Reading
Venezuela prepared Friday for a possible showdown between opposition protesters and government forces ahead of a vote that critics decry as a final step toward authoritarian rule in the South Continue Reading
“Down with the dictatorship,” reads graffiti on a Caracas wall Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos says his country will not recognise the result of Sunday’s vote in neighbouring Venezuela to Continue Reading
(Reuters) – U.S. refiners are shifting away from processing heavy crude, lessening the potential impact on their businesses and motorists of any supply disruptions from Venezuela as the Trump administration Continue Reading
U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil could have an impact on gasoline prices because of import restrictions. File photo by Brian Kersey/UPI July 27 (UPI) — Tightening sanctions on Venezuela could Continue Reading
