Following the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, the Trump administration has taken actions to expand Venezuela-related oil trade and investment opportunities, primarily for U.S. companies. While the broader framework of U.S. sanctions for Venezuela’s regime remains in place, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of…
On January 3, 2026, the United States military conducted an operation in Caracas resulting in the extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They currently remain in the U.S. facing federal charges based on indictments unsealed in 2020. Two days later, Delcy Rodríguez assumed the role…
On March 12, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions against a second affiliate of PJSC Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) related to its activities with Venezuela. OFAC added TNK Trading International S.A. of Switzerland (TNK) to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List…
Today, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) providing for sanctions against the Government of Venezuela. The sanctions are structured similar to existing sectoral sanctions on the Russian petroleum sector and target financial transactions with the Government of Venezuela. The new E.O. targets certain long-term financial transactions with the Government…