Marco Rubio Says No Extension of Chevron License
Marco Rubio, a Florida senator for 14 years, is now Secretary of State and Acting National Security Advisor in the…
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U.S. Government Plans to Extend Chevron License for 60 Days
The Donald Trump administration plans to extend General License 41, which allows Chevron to operate in Venezuela despite sanctions.
Reuters: Chevron’s Boscan crude from Venezuela now bound for China
Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA has started to export heavy crude that has been shipped by Chevron since 2022.
OPEC: Venezuela’s April oil production may have fallen by 34,000 barrels per day
The monthly report from the OPEC records a drop in oil production of 34,000 barrels per day (bpd) for the month of April.
Reuters: Venezuelan crude labeled as Brazilian upon arrival in China to evade sanctions
In the last year, more than $1 billion worth of Venezuelan oil has been labeled as Brazilian crude upon arrival in China.
Reuters: Venezuela’s Oil Exports Drop 20% in April Due to Chevron’s Exit
Reuters estimates that Venezuela’s oil exports fell by 20% in April, averaging 700,000 barrels per day (bpd). This would be the lowest level in nine months.
Repsol in Talks with U.S. to Maintain Operations in Venezuela
This Wednesday, Josu Jon Imaz, CEO of Repsol, shared that the Spanish company is in direct talks with the U.S. government to continue operating in Venezuela.
Venezuela and China Strengthen Alliance as Two Vice Presidents Meet in Beijing
The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, was received at the Great Hall of the…
Delcy Rodríguez in China: oil, technology, space exploration and geopolitics in times of sanctions
The visit occurs in a global context dominated by geopolitical competition between the United States and China. While Washington reimposes oil sanctions aimed at isolating the government of Nicolás Maduro, Beijing maintains its strategic support, evidencing a bet to strengthen its influence in Latin America and the Caribbean, consolidate its access to energy resources at preferential prices and erode American hegemony in the hemisphere.
Russia’s Energy Strategy for 2050 and the Reshaping of the Global Order
In a context of geoeconomic tensions and accelerating rhetoric around the energy transition, Russia has solidified its strategic roadmap for the energy sector through 2050. Approved in April 2024, this document not only redefines domestic priorities but also articulates a forceful narrative about the future of global power. Through the case of Rosneft, the state-owned oil giant, a structural challenge to the Western-led energy and financial model emerges, posing both a conceptual and practical test for the international order.