Departamento del Tesoro de EE UU emitió una licencia general para operaciones con petróleo venezolano
El gobierno de Estados Unidos emitió una licencia general que levanta las sanciones a algunas transacciones con petróleo venezolano
TL;DR
- U.S. Treasury Department issued a general license on January 29, lifting sanctions on some Venezuelan oil transactions.
- The license applies to U.S. companies established before January 29, 2025.
- Payments to Venezuelan entities must be made to a U.S.-controlled bank account.
- Contracts must be governed by U.S. laws, with dispute resolution in the U.S.
- Prohibited transactions include unreasonable payment conditions, debt swaps, gold payments, and dealings with entities in Russia, Iran, North Korea, or Cuba.
- Previous sanctions imposed by Trump in 2019 significantly impacted Venezuela's oil-dependent economy.
- Venezuela holds the world's largest proven crude oil reserves.
- Chevron is the only U.S. oil company currently operating in Venezuela with a specific import license.