Which actors are shaping the configuration of Venezuela’s oil market in recent weeks?

Venezuela’s oil industry is undergoing a period of reconfiguration marked by a partial increase in domestic refining, new U.S. licenses that are energizing exports and gas projects, the return of supertankers to its terminals, expectations of foreign investment, India’s presence in light of the agreement with the United States, challenges stemming from past debts, the IMF’s interest, and prospects for economic reactivation in the country’s oil-producing regions.

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Venezuela reopens the oil tap: Repsol to receive crude as Shell advances gas plans and ConocoPhillips keeps its distance

Two million barrels of Venezuelan oil will be shipped to the Spanish oil company Repsol, according to export schedules released this week. This is the first significant shipment destined for Spain. Meanwhile, Shell says it expects to produce gas from the Dragón field, located in Venezuelan waters, within approximately three years, with processing in Trinidad and Tobago for subsequent export. The American oil company ConocoPhillips, however, has made it clear that it is not considering any return to operations in Venezuela

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Political dialogue with opposition sectors and meetings with oil companies Repsol and Maurel & Prom shape Venezuela’s agenda

The National Assembly, led by its president, Congressman Jorge Rodríguez, held a series of key meetings with social, economic, political, and cultural sectors of the country, as well as with various actors from the Venezuelan opposition, within the framework of the Program for Peace and Democratic Coexistence. At the same time, the national Executive advanced its economic agenda through high-level meetings with international oil companies, reinforcing calls for foreign investment and dialogue as central pillars of the current national context.

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