WorldPingChevron's $7 billion Venezuela bet deepens U.S. ties to the country's oil industry. Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over Washington's embrace of the government.
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WorldPingUS oil giant Chevron, Italy's ENI and GE Vernova signed deals worth "tens of billions of dollars" with Venezuela, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday during a trip to Caracas where he and Interim President Delcy Rodriguez finalised the agreements.
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WorldPingA visual look at how Washington’s relationship with Caracas has gone from cordial to ‘predatory’ Written in the middle of the last century, the US Department of State memo conveys its message in a curt and undiplomatically honest tone: the glue that…
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WorldPingFormer Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country…
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Energy firms sign deals in Caracas, days after Venezuela agreed to grant the US control of a fifth of its oil reserves.
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WorldPingIn papers filed in Manhattan federal court, lawyers for Mr.Maduro said a judge was required by law to reject the indictment because it cannot be brought against a foreign leader…
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WorldPingThe 46-year-old figure of international intrigue has an apparent knack for being in the right place at the right time.
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