The Barbados Agreement contained a section on ensuring a free and fair election, that both the Venezuelan government and the Unitary Platform agreed to in writing.
Venezuela sanctions: it would be too simplistic to imagine that the dilemma is between letting Machado run for president and reversing the oil licenses.
Luis Vicente León, president of Datanalisis, Venezuela’s top polling firm, spoke with Hart Energy in an exclusive interview about Venezuela’s oil sector under the weight of U.S. sanctions, potential gas exports to Trinidad and Tobago and the shape of the country’s 2024 presidential elections.
More oil industry changes are still needed before Venezuela, which is producing less than 800,000 bbl/d, will be able to just break the 1 MMbbl/d barrier, the country’s top economic consultancy says.