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The US president made the announcement on the social network Truth Social, in which he complained that Nicolás Maduro's "regime" did not speed up the deportation of Venezuelans.
US President Donald Trump announced this Wednesday that he will end the oil export licenses granted to Venezuela and explained that they will cease to be in force as of March 1.
"We are reversing the concessions that corrupt Joe Biden made to Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro in the November 26, 2022 oil deal, as well as those related to the electoral conditions inside Venezuela that the Maduro regime has failed to meet," Trump announced.
Trump made the announcement on his social network Truth Social, in which he complained that Nicolás Maduro's "regime" did not speed up the deportation of "violent criminals" that, according to him, Caracas sent to the United States, as it had "committed".
Licenses granted by former President Joe Biden that benefited U.S. oil company Chevron were not renewed in 2024, but individual licenses were granted to some partners and customers of Venezuelan state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), allowing exports to flow to markets including the U.S., Europe and India.
Under the current license granted by the Biden administration, Chevron was authorized to operate in Venezuela until the end of July, so Trump's decision brings forward the cessation of activity by several months.
Chevron is the only major American oil company operating in Venezuela.
Chevron's exit is an economic setback for Venezuela, as the US oil company had contributed to the reactivation of Venezuelan oil production, which in February this year exceeded one million barrels per day (bpd) for the first time since June 2019, according to data from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Exports rose 15% in January to about 867,000 barrels a day, largely due to an increase in shipments from Chevron Corp.
In January, Chevron increased oil exports from Venezuela to 294,000 barrels a day, the highest since the U.S. producer began under license in early 2023, according to internal PDVSA export records.
In partnership with PDVSA, it reached production of more than 200,000 barrels per day in 2024, according to data from the US Congressional Research Service (CRS), an independent analysis body.
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