US EditionOil Markets Brace for Supply Squeeze After U.S. Captures Nicolás Maduro
The capture of Maduro aims to disrupt a narco-terrorism network and sever China’s key oil supply, triggering major geopolitical and energy market upheaval, experts said.
- U.S. special operations forces carried out a nighttime raid in Caracas targeting Nicolás Maduro, with President Donald Trump describing it as a `large-scale strike` and Maduro being flown to the United States to face a 2020 narco-terrorism indictment.
- Citing a DOJ arrest warrant and Article II authority, officials said Washington justifies the action by treating Maduro as an indicted fugitive and bypassing diplomatic immunity, Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized.
- For energy markets, the immediate question is how traders repriced risk to 800,000 to 900,000 barrels per day while Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. reported production intact despite severe damage at La Guaira port, La Carlota air base, and Fuerte Tiuna military complex.
- Regional neighbors panicked as Russian and Cuban officials condemned the raid as an 'unacceptable violation' and Colombian President Gustavo Petro deployed troops to the 2,000-kilometer border.
- Legal uncertainty now centers on murky authority for strikes on sitting heads of state, echoing the Manuel Noriega precedent , while the International Energy Agency will reassess 2026 forecasts after the raid.
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The capture of Nicolás Maduro by the United States rekindles uncertainty on the markets: focus also on emerging bonds and Latin America, while investors recalibrate geopolitical risk
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The Economic TimesUS strike on Venezuela puts oil, gold and global markets on edge ahead of Monday’s open; here's why
The U.S. military raid in Venezuela, resulting in President Maduros capture, has heightened geopolitical tensions at the start of 2026. Oil, gold, silver, the U.S. dollar, and global equities are expected to react when markets reopen on Monday. Venezuelas vast energy and gold reserves, combined with market sensitivity after 2025 gains, may drive volatility across key asset classes.
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