https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AXiPihT3_4o/patricia-garip RSS for Node Tue, 12 May 2026 23:34:50 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-28/oil-surge-elicits-tough-love-from-trump-s-latin-american-allies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-28/oil-surge-elicits-tough-love-from-trump-s-latin-american-allies Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT A Primax gas station in Cali, Colombia, on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Gasoline prices will be raised by 600 pesos ($0.14) per gallon for a second month in a row, according to a Mines and Energy Ministry statement. Photographer: Jair F. Coll/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/us-to-ease-venezuela-sanctions-to-unlock-more-oil-amid-iran-war https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/us-to-ease-venezuela-sanctions-to-unlock-more-oil-amid-iran-war Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:18:46 GMT An oil tanker carries a shipment of Venezuelan oil in Freeport, Texas, on Jan. 16. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/us-authorizes-venezuela-to-sell-fertilizers-as-war-crimps-supply https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/us-authorizes-venezuela-to-sell-fertilizers-as-war-crimps-supply Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:16:07 GMT A farmer displays fertilizer pellets in Turen, Portuguesa state, Venezuela. Photographer: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/chile-s-new-president-to-signal-fast-alignment-with-trump-agenda https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-11/chile-s-new-president-to-signal-fast-alignment-with-trump-agenda Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:26:45 GMT Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast, center, applauds during an inauguration ceremony at the National Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, on March 11. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/trump-s-iran-war-china-ties-put-latin-america-leaders-in-difficult-spot https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/trump-s-iran-war-china-ties-put-latin-america-leaders-in-difficult-spot Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:34:26 GMT Chile’s President-Elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks during a press conference in Santiago on March 3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/trump-takes-anti-china-cursade-to-chile-ahead-of-latin-america-summit-in-miami https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/trump-takes-anti-china-cursade-to-chile-ahead-of-latin-america-summit-in-miami Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:47:41 GMT US President Donald Trump https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-17/venezuela-releases-oil-expert-whose-detention-raised-red-flags https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-17/venezuela-releases-oil-expert-whose-detention-raised-red-flags Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:42:56 GMT A Petróleos de Venezuela SA oil refining plant of state-owned in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela. Photographer: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/us-plans-to-issue-license-for-companies-to-pump-venezuelan-oil https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/us-plans-to-issue-license-for-companies-to-pump-venezuelan-oil Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:12:27 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/us-issues-license-for-oil-companies-to-operate-in-venezuela https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/us-issues-license-for-oil-companies-to-operate-in-venezuela Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:55:52 GMT A fishermen in front of Petroleos de Venezuela SA oil rigs on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela. Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-25/vitol-and-trafigura-traders-at-the-heart-of-trump-s-venezuela-oil-grab https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-25/vitol-and-trafigura-traders-at-the-heart-of-trump-s-venezuela-oil-grab Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:30:05 GMT The Nave Photon crude oil tanker, carrying a shipment of Venezuelan oil, docked at the Enterprise Marine Terminal in Freeport, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Oil traders and US refiners are rushing to position for access to Venezuelan crude after the Trump administration said it would take control of as much as 50 million barrels, one of the largest unexpected supply flows in years. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-23/venezuela-investors-are-facing-a-legal-minefield-as-us-recalibrates-stance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-23/venezuela-investors-are-facing-a-legal-minefield-as-us-recalibrates-stance Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:40:28 GMT A sculpture of a hand holding an oil well outside Petroleos de Venezuela SA headquarters in Caracas. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/trump-lays-claim-to-venezuela-s-questionable-oil-reserves https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/trump-lays-claim-to-venezuela-s-questionable-oil-reserves Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/us-to-open-access-to-venezuela-oil-to-more-traders-refiners https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/us-to-open-access-to-venezuela-oil-to-more-traders-refiners Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:34:12 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/venezuela-s-new-leader-is-who-global-oil-wanted-all-along https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/venezuela-s-new-leader-is-who-global-oil-wanted-all-along Tue, 06 Jan 2026 05:01:00 GMT Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in as acting president of Venezuela at the opening session of the National Assembly’s new legislative term in a photo released by the Venezuelan National Assembly in Caracas on Jan. 5. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-24/us-chased-oil-tanker-away-from-venezuela-as-blockade-continues https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-24/us-chased-oil-tanker-away-from-venezuela-as-blockade-continues Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:10:21 GMT A helicopter flies over the Centuries tanker, in an image from a video released by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on social media, on Dec. 20. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-21/us-is-said-to-board-third-tanker-off-venezuela-as-tensions-mount https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-21/us-is-said-to-board-third-tanker-off-venezuela-as-tensions-mount Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:46:39 GMT The Bella 1 tanker in March. Source: Hakon Rimmereid/MarineTraffic https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-20/us-intercepts-second-tanker-in-venezuela-blockade-reports-say https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-20/us-intercepts-second-tanker-in-venezuela-blockade-reports-say Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:20:00 GMT A helicopter flies over the Centuries tanker, in an image from a video released by Homeland https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17/venezuela-is-running-out-of-oil-storage-space-amid-tanker-curbs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-17/venezuela-is-running-out-of-oil-storage-space-amid-tanker-curbs Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:51:24 GMT Oil tanks at a refinery on Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/us-seizes-oil-tanker-off-the-coast-of-venezuela https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/us-seizes-oil-tanker-off-the-coast-of-venezuela Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:40:25 GMT US forces intercept and seize a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a video released by the US Department of Justice on Dec. 10. Source: US Department of Justice https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/venezuela-latest-joesley-batista-brazil-billionaire-urged-maduro-to-leave https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/venezuela-latest-joesley-batista-brazil-billionaire-urged-maduro-to-leave Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:09:17 GMT Joesley Batista Photographer: Rodolfo Buhrer/AP Photo