the prestigious newspaper The Wall Street Journal published this Wednesday an article in which he assures that the United States “seeks to ease sanctions against Venezuela” and that this would allow Chevron Corp, a US oil company, to “extract oil” in that country.
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According to that outlet, citing “people familiar with the proposal,” the decision could open the door for an eventual reestablishment of the United States and European markets for Venezuelan oil exports.
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It should be remembered that Chevron Corp. it is the last major US oil producer with a presence in Venezuela.
The Wall Street Journal ensures that, in exchange for the relief of some sanctions, the Government of Nicolás Maduro would be willing to resume talks with the Venezuelan opposition to discuss the conditions necessary to hold free presidential elections in 2024.
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“If the deal goes through and Chevron, along with US oil service companies, are allowed to return to work in Venezuela, it would only put a limited amount of new oil on the world market in the short term,” read in the article.
The outlet goes further and points out that the US administration, the Venezuelan government and some opposition figures have even reached an agreement to release hundreds of millions of dollars in Venezuelan state funds frozen in US banks to import food, medicine and equipment for the electrical network of that country, as well as municipal water systems.
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However, the White House National Security Council spokeswoman, adrienne watsonsaid this Wednesday that the United States has no plans to change its sanctions policy against Venezuela “no constructive measures” of President Nicolás Maduro to restore democracy.
“Our policy of sanctions against Venezuela remains unchanged. We will continue to implement and enforce our sanctions on Venezuela,” Watson said in a statement published hours after the US media article.
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The sources consulted by Wall Street Journal point out that the talks between US and Venezuelan officials have been carried out discreetly since at least March, “but gained momentum when Venezuela released six US citizens and one US permanent resident on Saturday. who had been imprisoned in that country.
A US official assured that outlet that the prisoner swap created “new opportunities” between the two countries.
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