Venezuelan President Orders Immediate Oil and Gas Exploration in Disputed Territory
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered state-owned oil and mining companies to begin operations in a disputed territory controlled by Guyana.
- Maduro issued the order following a referendum in which Venezuelans voted to annex the Essequibo region, defying the International Court of Justice.
- Maduro plans to introduce a law declaring the region a Venezuelan state, and companies already operating there have three months to leave.
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Venezuela, Guyana tensions rise over disputed oil-rich region
Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana on Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to create a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region and ordered the state oil company to issue licenses for extracting crude there. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro proposed at a government meeting that a bill be sent to the National Assembly for […] The post Venezuela, Guyana tensions rise over disputed oil-rich region appeared first on The Guardian N…
Venezuela moves ahead with plan to annex Guyana's oil-rich Essequibo region
Venezuela will annex oil-rich Essequibo, a disputed territory in Guyana, in an effort to enforce results of a referendum Sunday. President Nicolás Maduro displayed a new map with the annexed territory Tuesday.
Venezuela orders drilling in Guyanese territory, raising prospects of conflict
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shows a folder containing a proposed law to promote non-oil exports at a press conference. (Jesus Vargas/picture-alliance/dpa/AP) Jesus Vargas/Jesus Vargas/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Venezuela orders drilling in Guyanese territory, raising prospects of conflict Breanne Deppisch December 06, 10:47 AM December 06, 10:47 AM Video Embed Venezuelan President Nicolas Mad…
The conflict between Guyana and Venezuela is increasingly escalating: Following a disputed referendum, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is making claims on the Esequibo region.
Venezuela's Maduro pledges to permit oil development in disputed territory with Guyana
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he would authorize oil exploration in an area subject to a dispute with Guyana, which said it would report his comments to international bodies like the UN.
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