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Venezuela Oil Deals Stall as U.S. Energy Department Draws Fire
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and U.S. Charge d’Affaires for Venezuela Laura Dogu visit oil production facilities at the joint venture between Chevron and state oil company PDVSA in the Orinoco Oil Belt, in Maturin, Monagas state, Venezuela on February 12, 2026. Source: Miraflores Palace

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Venezuela Oil Deals Stall as U.S. Energy Department Draws Fire

Eight months after Trump promised to “rapidly rebuild” Venezuela’s oil industry, not a single new U.S. deal has closed — and insiders are blaming the Energy Department for favoring cautious majors over MAGA-aligned “wildcatters”

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