Oil Is The Only Way Back Up For Venezuela
There’s only one path to rebuilding Venezuela, and it’s paved with oil. For the time being, that path leads nowhere. The key to controlling everything now lies with the National Continue Reading
U.S. targets Maduro-backed legislator and allies in fresh Venezuelan sanctions
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan politicians it said led a bid by President Nicolas Maduro to wrest control of the country’s congress from U.S.-backed opposition Continue Reading
Venezuela’s Countryside Is Collapsing. The Capital Hums, on the President’s Orders – The New York Times
From his palace in Caracas, President Nicolás Maduro projects an image of strength and his grip on power appears secure. Residents have a regular supply of electricity and gasoline. Shops Continue Reading
Rural Venezuela Crumbles as President Shores Up the Capital and His Power
From his palace in Caracas, President Nicolás Maduro projects an image of strength and his grip on power appears secure. Residents have a regular supply of electricity and gasoline. Shops Continue Reading
Venezuela’s PDVSA Uses Foreign Partners To Sell Its Crude
Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm PDVSA is moving to market its crude oil overseas by enlisting its joint venture partners, including U.S. supermajor Chevron, to sell cargoes to buyers in Asia Continue Reading
Behind Maduro’s Latest Power Play: Reviving Venezuela’s Collapsed Oil Industry
A recent tussle between Maduro loyalists and the U.S.-backed opposition for control of Venezuela’s National Assembly descended into a melee of competing claims that left neither side with clear authority over Continue Reading
U.S. mulls sanctions against Venezuelan lawmakers over bid to seize congress: sources
The Trump administration is considering sanctions against some of the Venezuelan lawmakers who took part in a bid supported by President Nicolas Maduro to wrest control of the country’s congress Continue Reading
Venezuela’s Guaido pushes past troops to enter congress after socialist takeover
Venezuelan security forces let U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido enter the legislative palace on Tuesday amid a showdown for control of parliament after the ruling socialist party installed its own Continue Reading
US considering more Venezuela sanctions, may allow oil waiver to expire
The US may respond to escalating political disarray in Venezuela by allowing a sanctions waiver for Chevron and four US oil services companies to expire later this month and could Continue Reading
Venezuela’s ruling Socialists seize congress, defiant opposition re-elects Guaido
Venezuela’s socialist government installed a new head of Congress on Sunday after armed troops blocked opposition legislators from entering parliament, in a move condemned by dozens of nations as an Continue Reading