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WATCH: Venezuelan Opposition Leader MARIA CORINA MACHADO Speaks at CERAWeek – Proposes to “Unlock” Venezuelan Oil and Have Goven…

Business & Policy
March 30, 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Laureate Maria Corina Machado addresses delegates at the 44th annual CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston the week of March 23, 2026.

Top oil executives, senior U.S. government officials and influential policymakers from around the world are gathering in Houston, Texas, for S&P Global’s annual CERAWeek conference. The gathering took place as the Iran war has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history.

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