politics
febrero 3, 2026
EEUU pronto emitirá licencia general para producción petrolera en Venezuela, dice Reuters
El gobierno de Estados Unidos prepara la emisión esta semana de una licencia general que autorice a empresas a producir petróleo y gas en Venezuela. La medida forma parte de los esfuerzos para impulsar la expansión de la producción en el país miembro de la OPEP tras la captura de su presidente Nicolás Maduro el 3 de enero de 2026, según informaron tres fuentes cercanas al asunto a Reuters.
TL;DR
- The U.S. is preparing to issue a general license for oil and gas production in Venezuela.
- This measure is part of efforts to increase production after Maduro's capture on January 3, 2026.
- The OFAC will issue the license to allow exploration and extraction of crude oil and natural gas.
- A previous license on January 29 authorized companies to handle Venezuelan oil.
- The U.S. intends for American oil companies to invest $100 billion to restore production levels.
- Venezuela recently approved a reform to its Hydrocarbons Law, granting autonomy to foreign producers and reducing taxes.
- Current Venezuelan production is below 1 million barrels per day, significantly lower than its peak.
- U.S. oil service companies like SLB, Baker Hughes, and Weatherford have limited licenses preventing expansion.
- Washington and Caracas agreed last month on the initial sale of 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil.
- Venezuelan exports increased to about 800,000 bpd in January.