Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro confirmed that the American oil company „Chevron“ (Chevron) has received a license to continue operating in Venezuela after Washington and Caracas agreed last week on an exchange of detained citizens, EFE reported, quoted by BTA.
„Yes, the company „Chevron“ was informed about the issuance of licenses to continue its activities in Venezuela“, the Venezuelan president said in a special interview with „Telesur“ television.
The Donald Trump administration suspended „Chevron“s crude oil extraction operations in Venezuela at the end of May.
When asked whether the issuance When asked if the license was related to the release of 252 Venezuelan migrants who were being held in a maximum security prison in Salvador, the president replied: “No comment“.
Maduro invited American investors to do business with the Venezuelan government. “Any investor from the United States who wants to work with serious people, people who keep their word [...] should come to Venezuela. Venezuela is a paradise for investments in oil, gas, petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, etc.,“, he added.