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Venezuela Faces More Outages As Trump Admin Mulls Escalation
As the Trump administration weighs its geopolitical priorities, the future of Venezuela's oil sector hangs in the balance.

Sanctions, OPEC Cuts and Trump Tweets Show Oil Price Volatility Is Not Dead
President Trump's latest OPEC tweet has heightened speculation that volatility is returning to the global oil market. But the truth is oil volatility never went away.

U.S. Policy On Iran Constrained By Venezuela
The U.S. government's goal to knock Iran oil exports down to zero may be boxed in by its own policy towards Venezuela.

In Venezuela, Maduro’s Grip Threatened as Oil Industry Breakdown Continues
Backed by a host of Latin American countries and the United States, Juan Guaido's declaration of himself as the legitimate president of Venezuela represents the sternest test Maduro has faced to his hold on power—and the oil market has already felt the effects.

Venezuela’s Problems Mount, Output Continues to Fall
The crisis in Venezuela's energy sector is accelerating as creditors are laying claim to the few remaining productive energy assets in the country.

Venezuela’s Production Losses Could Accelerate as Chevron Becomes a Target
Venezuelan intelligence arrested two employees of Chevron who balked at signing contracts with PDVSA. The move has broad implications and will likely lead to even more production losses.

U.S. Targets Venezuela’s Petro as Production Declines
More sanctions against Venezuela could be looming, which would further undermine the country’s production at a time the global market is tightening.

Crosspost: How Much Worse Can It Get for Venezuela’s State Oil Firm PDVSA?
PDVSA is engaging in all kinds of no cash deal making to bypass oil cargo seizures. But the company could face even more difficulty this year as Venezuela’s financial woes have bitten into its capacity to keep its oil fields running.

Venezuela Puts Military Official in Charge of PDVSA, Threatens to Cut Exports to the United States
Stacking PDVSA with military officials may help President Maduro avert unrest in the short run, but it will likely accelerate the deterioration of the state oil company.

Venezuela’s Crisis Deepens After Default
The risks of more oil production losses have intensified as the financial screws on Caracas continue to tighten. Deteriorating conditions in Venezuela are occurring at the same time OPEC is looking to extend its production cut and tensions throughout the Middle East are rising.