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US pushes for 'dramatic increase' in Venezuela oil output

The Moore County News Press 12 Feb 2026
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday vowed to power a "dramatic increase" in Venezuelan oil output as part of a plan to "make the Americas great again" after talks with acting president Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas ....
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Top U.S. Energy Official Presses Venezuela to Do More to Spur Investment

New York Times 12 Feb 2026
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is one of the highest ranking American officials to visit Venezuela in nearly 30 years, marking warmer ties between Washington and Caracas ... .
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Savior or ‘Supervillain’? A Trump Ally’s Gamble to Unlock Venezuela’s Oil

Wall Street Journal 12 Feb 2026
Florida energy mogul Harry Sargeant III has been eyeing the country’s reserves for years. He’s on the cusp of the windfall of a lifetime ... .
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U.S. Energy Secretary Talks Oil Revival—and Democracy—in Venezuela Visit

Wall Street Journal 12 Feb 2026
Chris Wright says “enormous progress” is being made on crude production ... .
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Trump’s Venezuela attack a footnote in West’s history of imperial plunder

The Hindu 12 Feb 2026
Writers argue why Latin American underdevelopment should be seen as a structural byproduct of western development, of mainly Britain in the 17th to the early 20th centuries, and the U.S. from the 19th century onwards ....
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US energy secretary eager for ‘flood of investment’ in Venezuela

Financial Times 12 Feb 2026
Chris Wright says Washington will not provide security or financial guarantees despite oil executives’ concerns ....
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US top official visits Venezuela for oil talks after leader’s ouster - Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer 12 Feb 2026
US top official visits Venezuela for oil talks after leader\u2019s ouster .
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Venezuela and US Eye Energy Ties as New 'Engine' of Relations — President

Sputnik 12 Feb 2026
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez appeared alongside US Energy Secretary Chris Wright at Miraflores Palace, emphasizing a significant shift in bilateral ties ....
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Colombian minister: Venezuela pressuring guerrillas since Maduro's fall

The Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Feb 2026
PARIS, FranceVenezuela has begun pushing Colombian rebel groups back across the border, a sharp break from years when guerrillas found ...
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From Caracas, with love: How Venezuela's reopening helps India's energy agenda

Live Mint 12 Feb 2026
India used to buy 400,000 bpd of crude oil from Venezuela until the US sanctions hit. That oil, now being shipped to China, may come back to India and the US, boosting India's energy security and furthering the goal of energy source diversification.
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