Venezuela

Venezuela

Flags of Venezuela and China flutter over Tiananmen Square during Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's visit, in Beijing, China, on 12 September 2023. File Photo: Reuters

How much does Venezuela owe China, and why is oil involved?

Data on Venezuela's debt is sketchy, particularly since 2017 when US sanctions triggered a sovereign default.

An oilfield worker walks next to drilling rigs at an oil well operated by Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, in the oil rich Orinoco belt, near Morichal at the state of Monagas on 16 April 2015. File Photo: Reuters

Venezuela receives $300m in proceeds from first US oil sale

Collage of Donald Trump (L) and Maria Corina Machado. Photo: Collected

Trump considers role in Venezuela for Machado

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez waves as she walks to deliver her first annual address to the nation at the National Assembly, following the US strike in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

Venezuela's new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez walks with Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello before attending a press conference, more than a week after the US launched a strike on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, January 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attends a press conference, more than a week after the U.S. launched a strike on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, January 14, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid

Collage of Donald Trump (L) and Maria Corina Machado. Photo: Collected

Venezuela opposition leader sees eventual elections but cautions about complex path ahead

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez delivers her first annual address to the nation at the National Assembly on 15 January 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela, following US strike in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Photo: Reuters

Venezuela's new leader signals oil sector reforms, warmer US ties

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, center, smiles flanked by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, right, and National Assembly President, her brother, Jorge Rodriguez, as they prepare to make a statement at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela on 14 January 2026. Photo: UNB/AP/Ariana Cubillos

Venezuela to continue releasing political prisoners after Maduro arrest

The Guinea-flagged oil tanker MT Bandra, which is under sanctions, is partially seen alongside another vessel at El Palito terminal, near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela December 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Hernandez

Oil pauses gains as Venezuela shipments resume, but Iran concerns loom

A US Coast Guard official looks through binoculars at the ship Marinera (Ex-Bella 1) in this handout image released January 7, 2026. Photo: US EUROPEAN COMMAND via X/Handout via REUTERS

US files for warrants to seize dozens more Venezuela-linked oil tankers: Sources

Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, interim President Delcy Rodriguez, Nicolas Maduro Guerra, son of ousted president Nicolas Maduro, and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, walk together at the National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 5, 2026. Photo: Marcelo Garcia/Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Who's really running Venezuela?

ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas/Reuters

Exxon Mobil still interested in Venezuela visit despite Trump rebuke