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News Venezuela: Saab Partner Pulido Arrested by US, in Court Tuesday

Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026
Saab Partner Pulido Arrested by US, in Court Tuesday
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/venezuela-pulido-vargas-arrest-2026/

US agents arrested Álvaro Pulido Vargas, Alex Saab's partner, over US$2 billion in alleged Venezuelan bribery laundering. He appears in court Tuesday.

News Venezuela: Citgo is a crown jewel of Venezuela’s oil industry. Elliott is set to reap the benefits.

Published on: Monday 05 January 2026
Citgo is a crown jewel of Venezuela’s oil industry. Elliott is set to reap the benefits.
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/citgo-is-a-crown-jewel-of-venezuela-s-oil-industry-elliott-is-set-to-reap-the-benefits/ar-AA1TDs4p

For activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, Nicolás Maduro’s swift exit comes at an auspicious time. A U.S. judge in November backed a roughly $6 billion bid by Elliott for Citgo Petroleum, ...

News Venezuela: Venezuela Bolivar Crisis Sends USDT Demand Soaring on Binance P2P

Published on: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Venezuela Bolivar Crisis Sends USDT Demand Soaring on Binance P2P
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/venezuela-bolivar-crisis-sends-usdt-180000102.html

Tether (USDT) in Venezuela has risen about 16% against the bolivar over the past 30 days, climbing from near 690 bolivars to a high of 810 on Binance peer-to-peer markets. The move tracks a fast ...

News Venezuela: Taxes in Venezuela for Expats: What Foreigners Pay During the Transformation

Published on: Sunday 27 September 2026
Taxes in Venezuela for Expats: What Foreigners Pay During the Transformation
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/taxes-venezuela-expats-2026

Taxes in Venezuela for expats in 2026: the 183-day test, income tax up to 34%, 16% IVA, the 3% dollar levy, treaties and what the transition changed.

News Venezuela: Venezuela abandoning the bolivar and adopting the U.S. dollar would be the biggest currency switch since the advent of the euro, Hanke says

Published on: Saturday 22 August 2026
Venezuela abandoning the bolivar and adopting the U.S. dollar would be the biggest currency switch since the advent of the euro, Hanke says
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/currencies/articles/venezuela-abandoning-bolivar-adopting-u-231110931.html

Steve Hanke earned the moniker "Money Doctor" after advising governments around the globe on how to use currencies to get inflation under control. The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins ...

News Venezuela: Venezuela launches crypto-pegged forex rate

Published on: Friday 17 August 2018
Venezuela launches crypto-pegged forex rate
News source: https://www.trtworld.com/us-and-canada/venezuela-launches-crypto-pegged-forex-rate-13111219

President Nicolas Maduro said he would overhaul Venezuela’s disparate exchange rates and peg salaries, pensions, and prices to the petro, a cryptocurrency launched by the government earlier this year.

News Venezuela: An ETF manager has filed for the first Venezuela-focused fund days after the surprise US raid

Published on: Tuesday 06 January 2026
An ETF manager has filed for the first Venezuela-focused fund days after the surprise US raid
News source: https://www.businessinsider.com/us-venezuela-raid-markets-impact-investing-etf-teucrium-2026-1

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Just a few days after the US captured the president of Venezuela in a surprise raid that's likely to ...

News Venezuela: Continental Resources strikes Venezuela oil development deal

Published on: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Continental Resources strikes Venezuela oil development deal
News source: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/continental-resources-strikes-venezuela-oil-development-deal

Continental Resources reached an agreement with PDVSA to develop crude oil in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt. The Ayacucho 2 Block holds an estimated 30 billion barrels of oil.

News Venezuela: Dollar scarcity in Venezuela forces small firms to raise prices, turn to crypto

Published on: Sunday 22 March 2026
Dollar scarcity in Venezuela forces small firms to raise prices, turn to crypto
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/dollar-scarcity-venezuela-forces-small-111044956.html

In central Venezuela, the owner of a mid-size pharmaceutical factory scrambles to obtain dollars to import chemicals and other ingredients for his headache and fever remedies. But he, like many other Venezuelan business owners, is frequently unsuccessful. The hurdles include an official system for allocating U.S. currency that disfavors ‌small and medium companies and an ongoing shortage of dollars, despite government promises of improvement.

News Venezuela: Venezuela opens oil industry to foreign investment

Published on: Friday 30 January 2026
Venezuela opens oil industry to foreign investment
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-opens-oil-industry-foreign-153418108.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, speaks in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Rodriguez signed the reform to the Organic Hydrocarbons Law after the approved text was handed to her earlier ...

News Venezuela: U.S. backs Venezuela oil revival, but investment gap looms

Published on: Monday 27 April 2026
U.S. backs Venezuela oil revival, but investment gap looms
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/u-backs-venezuela-oil-revival-185354728.html

Various estimates agree that Venezuela will need to generate more than $100 billion over the next decade to restore its oil production capacity. File Photo by Henry Chirinos/EPA April 27 (UPI) -- The ...

News Venezuela: What America’s $100 billion Venezuela oil investment could mean for climate change, oil spills and vulnerable communities

Published on: Wednesday 16 September 2026
What America’s $100 billion Venezuela oil investment could mean for climate change, oil spills and vulnerable communities
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/weather/general/what-america-s-100-billion-venezuela-oil-investment-could-mean-for-climate-change-oil-spills-and-vulnerable-communities/ar-AA2cnrOd

A significant United States investment in Venezuela's oil sector raises environmental concerns. Increased oil production could worsen existing issues like pollution and aging infrastructure. Vulnerable communities and protected areas face potential risks from expanded operations. Transparency regarding oil field locations and safeguards remains critically important. The deal's environmental impact hinges on oversight and adherence to standards.

News Venezuela: Chevron plans $7 billion Venezuela investment to double oil production

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Chevron plans $7 billion Venezuela investment to double oil production
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/chevron-plans-7-billion-venezuela-114550803.html

Chevron, the only U.S. oil company operating in Venezuela, said it has received additional land in the Orinoco Belt region and plans to double its oil production.

News Venezuela: Venezuela’s Oil Comeback Could Cost More Than $100 Billion

Published on: Sunday 27 September 2026
Venezuela’s Oil Comeback Could Cost More Than $100 Billion
News source: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Venezuelas-Oil-Comeback-Could-Cost-More-Than-100-Billion.html

Venezuela certainly has the resource, but decades of mismanagement and infrastructure collapse at oil sites will need much more investment than the ones needed to reactivate rigs.

News Venezuela: Was Someone Insider Trading Right Before Trump’s Attack on Venezuela?

Published on: Saturday 03 January 2026
Was Someone Insider Trading Right Before Trump’s Attack on Venezuela?
News source: https://newrepublic.com/post/204885/insider-trading-trump-attack-venezuela-maduro-polymarket

A suspicious new user on the prediction market Polymarket just made bank on the Trump administration’s military strikes on Venezuela. The account, which was created on December 27, has only bet on two ...

News Venezuela: Former Petronas trading chief flags major challenges to Venezuela’s oil recovery

Published on: Thursday 15 January 2026
Former Petronas trading chief flags major challenges to Venezuela’s oil recovery
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-petronas-trading-chief-flags-183746606.html

Investing.com -- Venezuela’s much-discussed oil recovery remains far more distant than many have suggested, with environmental damage, political uncertainty and institutional collapse posing deep, long-term risks, according to Baron Lamarre, co-founder of the International Digital Exchange (INDEX) and former head of trading at Petronas.

News Venezuela: Cramer says investors chasing Venezuela headlines are making a classic mistake

Published on: Monday 05 January 2026
Cramer says investors chasing Venezuela headlines are making a classic mistake
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/cramer-venezuela-oil-energy-investing-trading-mistake.html

Monday - Friday, 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET Jim Cramer said investors reacting to Venezuela’s political turmoil are confusing short-term trades with long-term investing. He warned that gains in energy stocks ...

News Venezuela: What Does BP (LSE:BP.) Mean For Europe Fuel Supply And Venezuela Trading?

Published on: Thursday 20 August 2026
What Does BP (LSE:BP.) Mean For Europe Fuel Supply And Venezuela Trading?
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/energy/articles/does-bp-lse-bp-mean-090955992.html

BP (LSE:BP.) highlights a major effort to supply jet fuel across Europe during recent disruptions linked to US strikes on Iran. The company increases aviation fuel deliveries to key European hubs to help maintain flight operations during Middle East supply interruptions. BP expands its trading activities in Venezuelan oil, operating alongside large commodity traders such as Trafigura and Vitol. The twin moves underline BP's role in regional energy security and its growing presence in...