U.S. President Donald Trump led a high-level meeting at the White House on Thursday with leading executives from the international energy sector to address the future of the commercialization, exploitation, and control of Venezuelan oil, in a context marked by U.S. intervention in Venezuela, the installation of interim authorities in Caracas, and the reshaping of the hemispheric energy map.
The Venezuelan economy shows a mixed performance in 2025: GDP grew by 7.7% in the first half of the year, driven by oil production, which reached its highest levels since 2019, and the government implemented increases in public sector income. However, inflation, the devaluation of the bolivar, and U.S. oil sanctions threaten to undermine these advances, according to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Venezuela’s exports rose to over 966,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, a nine-month high, according to shipping data quoted by Reuters.
The Canopus Voyager, flagged in the Bahamas, has initiated the resumption of Venezuelan oil shipments to the United States under the current sanctions framework, with a limited load scheduled for August.
PDVSA sign on a water well drilling platform during FICTEC 2018, an International Science and Technology Fair. Photo: @Testing /…
At least three oil tankers chartered by Chevron were reportedly sailing toward Venezuela on Thursday, according to Reuters.
The gradual return of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. market will also impact regional fuel prices. Photograph: Robert Way /…
Venezuela’s oil exports in July were 727,000 barrels per day, 10% lower than the to 807,000 bpd in June, according to LSEG shipping data published by Reuters.
According to its CEO, the initial shipments will help settle part of the company’s outstanding debt and gradually restore production….
U.S. energy corporation Chevron will pay the Venezuelan government in oil instead of bolivars or other currencies, according to sources consulted by Bloomberg.
