The cancellation of a license that allows the American company Chevron to operate in Venezuela could lead to the negotiation of new agreements. The US Treasury Department has not published the terms of the measure.
The Cancellation of a license In order for Chevron to operate in Venezuela, he could lead to the negotiation of a new agreement between the American producer and the state -owned PDVSA company to export oil to different destinations, sources close to the conversations said.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said Wednesday that he was revoking the license, accusing President Nicolás Maduro of not advancing in electoral reforms and the return of migrants.
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, later said in X that he would provide orientation in foreign policy to end all oil and gas licenses to companies that operate in Venezuela “that have shamefully financed Maduro's illegitimate regime.”
Companies such as Repsol, Eni and Maurel & Prom also have access to the Venezuelan crude under the authorizations of the United States.
Until Thursday morning, the United States Department of the Treasury had not published any license cancellation term or established a deadline to reduce Venezuelan oil exports, which resumed crude oil sales to the United States in early 2023 after a four -year pause.
Petroleum cargoes by Chevron departed as programmed from Venezuelan ports bound for the United States, according to ship monitoring data and internal export records of PDVSA.
The carriers had not received instructions to reduce the load speed or divert tank ships, maritime sources said.
Chevron said he was considering the implications of Trump's decision. Repsol, Eni and Maurel & Prom did not respond to comments requests.
Chevron's six months has automatically renewed without interruption since November 2022. Last year, the company's joint companies produced approximately a quarter of all oil production in Venezuela and the country became the fourth largest oil supplier in the United States.
The prices of a key grade raw on the coast of the United States Gulf fired on Wednesday, since the refineries began to look for alternatives, including the varieties of Colombia, Ecuador and Guyana.
Venezuela's oil represented 13 % of imports from the refineries of the United States Gulf Coast last year, according to data from the United States Energy Information Administration.