Backstory: Reporting from the dark in Venezuela
(Reuters) – Backstory is a series of reports showing how Reuters journalists work and the standards under which they operate. Locals gather at a street food cart during a blackout Continue Reading
Venezuela Oil Exports Remain Surprisingly Stable In March
Venezuela exported a little over 980,000 bpd on average in March despite a string of severe blackouts, Reuters reported , citing documents from state oil company PDVSA and its own Continue Reading
Exclusive: Venezuela oil exports stable in March despite sanctions, blackouts
Venezuela’s state-run energy company, PDVSA, kept oil exports near 1 million barrels per day in March despite U.S. sanctions and power outages that crippled its main export terminal, according to Continue Reading
White House sees ‘quite low’ oil prices despite Venezuela sanctions: Pence
Washington — Global oil prices are not deterring the White House from considering additional sanctions against Venezuela, US Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading
Maduro Announces Power Rationing Plan After Third Blackout
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro announced 30 days of electricity rationing after a third blackout hit the struggling South American country. The Associated Press quotes Maduro as saying on Sunday the Continue Reading
Exclusive: Trump eyeing stepped-up Venezuela sanctions for foreign companies – Bolton
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering imposing sanctions on companies from other countries that do business with Venezuela to cut off revenues to President Nicolas Maduro, Trump’s national security adviser Continue Reading
White House warns Russia over troops in Venezuela, threatens sanctions
The White House on Friday warned Russia and other countries backing President Nicolas Maduro against sending troops and military equipment to Venezuela, saying the United States would view such actions Continue Reading
Washington Presses Traders To Stop Buying Venezuelan Oil
The U.S. administration is trying to pressure foreign commodity traders and refiners to suspend their trades with Venezuelan oil in the latest push against the Maduro government. The information comes Continue Reading
Venezuela returns to ‘Middle Ages’ during power outages
Walking for hours, making oil lamps, bearing water. For Venezuelans today, suffering under a new nationwide blackout that has lasted days, it’s like being thrown back to life centuries ago. Continue Reading
Red Cross Announces Venezuelan Aid Effort
The Red Cross said it had received Venezuelan government approval to begin a major medical aid program in a bid to ease Latin America’s worst humanitarian crisis ever. President Nicolás Continue Reading