US Pushes Oil majors to Invest Big in Venezuela if They Want to Recover Debts
Summary Govt wants US oil giants to finance investment to revive Venezuelan oil sector Security, legal and political risks challenge Venezuela’s oil sector revival (Reuters) – White House and State…
Oil Slips as Well-Supplied Market Shrugs off Venezuela Upheaval
Summary Venezuela’s acting president offers to collaborate with U.S. OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members Trump says U.S. embargo on Venezuelan oil remains in place (Reuters) –…
U.S. to Squeeze Venezuela’s Oil to Drive Political Change: Rubio
The U.S. Secretary of State is emerging as Trump’s point man on Latin America Bloomberg News Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will use leverage over oil to…
Energy Storage Boom Strengthens Demand Outlook for Beaten-Down Lithium
Summary Energy storage could be game changer for lithium – analyst says Demand bolstered by China power sector reforms, data centre boom BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Jan 5 (Reuters) – A boom in…
Former Chevron Executive Seeks $2 Billion for Venezuelan Oil Projects, FT Reports
A former top Chevron executive, Ali Moshiri, is raising $2 billion for Venezuelan oil projects after the U.S. captured its leader Nicolas Maduro and President Donald Trump said Washington would take…
Trump Says US Will Run Venezuela After Maduro Seized
Venezuela’s toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the…
US Oil Refiners Win, Chinese Rivals Lose in Trump’s Venezuela Strike: Bousso
The U.S. military’s ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to swiftly reroute the country’s oil exports back toward the United States – and away from China. That will…
Trump Bets on Intimidation to Force Venezuelan Leaders Into Line
After removing President Nicolas Maduro from power, the Trump administration is gambling that it can intimidate the Venezuelan leader’s inner circle into toeing the U.S. line with threats of further…
Investors Face More Geopolitical Whiplash From Trump’s Venezuela Gamble
Global investors are facing a fresh surge in geopolitical risk after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a move that could unlock the nation’s vast oil reserves and…
COMMENTARY: Trump’s Venezuela Move: A $17 Trillion Reset of Global Geopolitics and a Pivotal Shift in US Energy Strategy – David…
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: “Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately…
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again and Says its Negotiating Team With U.S. is Heading to Switzerland
