Eni signed a programmatic agreement with the Venezuelan Ministry of Hydrocarbons and the state-owned company PDVSA to relaunch oil activities, specifically at Junin-5 (PDVSA 60 per cent, Eni 40 per cent), located in the Orinoco Belt, a heavy oil field containing 35 billion barrels of certified oil in place.
The United States has taken control of a Russian-flagged oil tanker with links to Venezuela after tracking the vessel across the Atlantic, according to a statement posted on social media by US European Command.
Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the US, US President Donald Trump said, a flagship negotiation that would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts.
US President Donald Trump has indicated that further interventions in Latin America is possible, just days after the United States confirmed the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the US to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the US up to ‘run’ the South American country and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations.
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that American forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, declaring that the United States would assume control of the country “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition.”
Multiple explosions were heard across Venezuela’s capital early Saturday, with plumes of smoke rising over parts of the city and power outages reported in several neighbourhoods, according to local residents and international media.
