Chevron waxay ku kordhinaysaa howlahaheeda Venezuela, maalin kadib heshiiska maamulka Mareykanka iyo Venezuela
Shirkadda Chevron waxay sheegtay inay ku kordhinayso howlahaheeda Venezuela, iyadoo heshiis cusub oo lagu wada-haysto 65-bil oo barool ah oo laga heli karo dalkaasi ay maamulka Trump iyo Venezuela ku wada-geliyeen.
Heshiiska Chevron iyo maalgashiga cusub
Shirkadda Chevron waxay sheegtay inay ku kordhinayso howlahaheeda baakhradda Orinoco Belt, halkaas oo ku yaalla qayb weyn oo ka mid ah baroolka Venezuela. Maamulka Trump ayaa heshiis cusub ku wada-geliyay shirkadda Chevron iyo shirkadda North American Blue Energy Partners, iyadoo heshiisku uu ku saabsan yahay 17-bil oo baakhrad ah oo laga heli karo dalka Venezuela.
Chevron waxay sheegtay inay ku bixinayso maalgashi dhan $7-bil oo dollar ah muddo saddex sano ah, taas oo ku kordhinaysa samaynta baroolka ilaa 600,000-bil oo barool maalmeed ah. Heshiiskan wuxuu ahayaa mid muhiim ah oo Chevron ku samaysay, iyadoo shirkaddu ay tahay hantida ugu weyn ee shisheeye ee howl-gelinta baroolka Venezuela.
Xaaladda siyaasadeed ee Venezuela
Venezuela waxay hadda ku jirtaa xaalad siyaasadeed iyo dhaqaale oo adag, iyadoo dalku uu ku jiro maamul waqtigeedii la xiray oo aan dooran lahayn, Delcy Rodríguez, kaas oo xilka ka qaaday madaxweynihii hore Nicolás Maduro bishii January. Heshiiskan cusub wuxuu yimid iyadoo shirkadda ExxonMobil ay horey u sheegtay in dalku uu ahan karo mid la maalgeli karo.
Madaxweynaha shirkadda ExxonMobil, Darren Woods, wuxuu sheegay in dalku uu ahan karo mid aan la maalgeli karin, halkaas oo uu ka hadlay kulankii guriyaha Mareykanka ee January. Heshiiska Chevron wuxuu muujinayaa in shirkaddu ay diyaar u tahay inay ku biirto howlaha baroolka Venezuela, iyadoo dalku uu ku jiro xaalad siyaasadeed oo adag.
Caqabadaha howl-gelinta baroolka Venezuela
Haddii la rabo in baroolka Venezuela loo soo celiyo heerka 1990-kii, waxaa loo baahan yahay in la bixiyo $183-bil oo dollar ah muddo saddex sano ah, iyadoo dalku uu ku jiro xaalad adag oo la xiriira howl-gelinta baroolka. Maamulka Trump ayaa sheegay in dalku uu leeyahay 65-bil oo barool ah, laakiin waxaa jira caqabadaha badan ee howl-gelinta baroolka.
Shirkadda Chevron waxay sheegtay inay diyaar u tahay inay ku kordhisoo howlahaheeda Venezuela, iyadoo heshiisku uu muujiyay in shirkaddu ay diyaar u tahay inay ku biirto howlaha baroolka dalka. Heshiiskan wuxuu muujiyay in shirkaddu ay diyaar u tahay inay ku kordhisoo howlahaheeda Venezuela, iyadoo heshiisku uu muujiyay in shirkaddu ay diyaar u tahay inay ku biirto howlaha baroolka dalka.
Chevron announced Wednesday it is expanding its operations in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt, just days after the Trump administration revealed a joint venture granting the U.S. access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves.
A Historic Investment in Venezuela's Oil Sector
Chevron plans to invest more than $7 billion over the next five years as part of a joint venture, a move that will expand its production capacity to approximately 600,000 barrels of oil per day. The company, which is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela, has been present in the country since the 1920s.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright called the announcement a transformative day at a press conference at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, alongside Chevron CEO Mike Wirth and Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez. Wright stated that massively expanding energy production is the catalyst for improving life conditions for Americans and the world.
Challenges and Skepticism Surround the Deal
Much of Venezuela's oil infrastructure has been in disrepair for over a decade, with corruption and low oil prices in the early 2000s contributing to the dilapidated state of the facilities. Analysts warn that restoring production to 1990s-era levels would require more than a decade and $183 billion.
Other U.S. oil companies have expressed hesitation about re-entering Venezuela, with ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods calling the country 'uninvestable' at a White House meeting in January. Experts note that all challenges must be solved before any sustained increase in production can be considered.
Context of the U.S.-Venezuela Oil Agreement
The Trump administration announced a new deal to develop 17 Venezuelan oil fields with an estimated 65 billion barrels of oil in a joint venture with North American Blue Energy Partners, a private oil company headquartered in Barbados. This agreement comes as President Trump has encouraged American oil companies to invest in Venezuela's oil operations.
Venezuela has been an oil-producing nation for around a century and was a founding member of OPEC. Chevron first established a presence in the country in the 1920s and stayed even after the nation nationalized its oil industry in 1976.
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