Not all decisions are final regarding the Trump administration's policies on Venezuela's oil sector. But revoking License 41 will lead, in the short and medium term, to a production decline that will make fuel more scarce and the economy weaker
Six questions to understand PDVSA’s handling of the Muscar Complex explosion
At a moment of dynastic consolidation, Maduro resorts to a power move against former oil chief Pedro Tellechea. Others before him fell from grace in different circumstances
While its economic effect is subjected to intense debate, its political impact is more clear. Here’s an overview of the conflicting stances around how these measures affect our economy and our people
Now that oil prices are recovering, Francisco Monaldi analyzes the truth of the nature and magnitude of what lies beneath the Faja del Orinoco (Orinoco Belt) and the historic use of fossil fuel to determine the role of oil in our future
Chávez forced PDVSA back into a tight political control and statism. Now, Maduro’s trying to get the company on its feet again with the opposite approach. How far can he walk that path?
It’s been over a month since the Iranian fuel tankers brought gasoline to our country. What’s next? Here are the answers to key questions
After 20 years of radical Oil Sovereignty blah blah blah, Venezuela’s oil industry may end up under the boot of a no-name Kremlin-linked security contractor
The attachment to dogma about Venezuela’s endless riches blocks essential changes for rescuing the industry. It’s time to change
The collapse of WTI means one thing for the regular energy market and another thing for what’s left of the Venezuelan oil industry
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