Notarized in Mexico: OFAC Expands Chevron License in Venezuela
Per the signing of the latest Mexico agreement, OFAC issued a license allowing Chevron and its JVs to perform certain activities and transactions in Venezuela
Tag: PDVSA sanctions
A Sidelined Venezuelan Opposition is Deeply Divided Over U.S. Sanctions
As we finally come face-to-face with the ghost of sanction relief, let’s see where do the different factions of the Venezuelan opposition stand in the matter... and what is their actual sphere of influence
We Need to Talk About Sanctions
Driven by the weight of political reality in Venezuela and the geopolitical context, some non-chavista voices are starting to ask if the U.S. must lift sanctions on the Maduro regime
Unintended Consequences: Lessons From Sanctions in Venezuela
Sanctions are a tool to achieve political outcomes, not an end in themselves. Make sure to subscribe to Frank's Substack, it's pretty awesome
Venezuelan Foreign Asset War: Monómeros
The intervention of a Venezuela owned company in Colombia has become an embarrassing chapter of the Venezuelan political crisis and the strategic war to control our foreign assets
The (Many) Scary Sides of the Oil Sanctions
Among the rumors of what the regime can do to avoid the U.S. measures, some terrifying questions emerge. Without imported naphtha, how can PDVSA export any diluted heavy oil at all? What fuel could be then used by the thermoelectric plants? And how many days with gasoline and diesel do we have in this country?
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