Begging for food in Venezuela – BBC News
Food has become so scarce in Venezuela after the economy collapsed that people are getting desperate. The government blames international sanctions for the … source
Oil prices firm on OPEC cuts, strong demand and looming Iran sanctions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices held firm on Friday on strong demand, ongoing supply cuts led by producer cartel OPEC and looming U.S. sanctions against major crude exporter Iran. FILE…
Venezuela indigenous group flees crisis – BBC News
They are just some of the tens of thousands of Venezuelans who have fled their country amid hunger as hyperinflation has created a humanitarian crisis on both … source
Maduro seizes Kellogg plant after it leaves Venezuela due to crisis
CARACAS (Reuters) – U.S.-based cereal maker Kellogg Co (K.N) on Tuesday pulled out of Venezuela due to the country’s deep economic crisis, and an angry President Nicolas Maduro said its…
Oil cautious on rise in U.S. drilling, Iran sanctions opposition
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Monday as a relentless rise in U.S. drilling activity points to increased output, while resistance emerged in Europe and Asia to U.S.…
Conoco has seized Venezuela PDVSA products from Isla refinery: Curacao
(Reuters) – U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips (COP.N) has seized products belonging to Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA from the Isla refinery it runs on Curacao, an island official told Reuters…
Venezuela’s democracy under threat
President Nicolas Maduro’s latest moves could threaten Venezuela’s 60-year-old democracy. Now, as well as fighting for the basics, Venezuelans are fighting to … source
Conoco authorized to seize $636 million in Venezuela PDVSA assets
WILLEMSTAD Reuters – – A Curacao court has authorized ConocoPhillips (COP.N) to seize about $636 million in assets belonging to Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA due to the 2007 nationalization…
Venezuela: Catholic church denounces Lord’s Prayer to Hugo Chavez
A reworking of the Lord’s Prayer to commemorate the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been causing controversy. The trouble started on Monday when a Socialist party delegate read the……
Conoco moves to take over Venezuelan PDVSA’s Caribbean assets: sources
HOUSTON/CARACAS (Reuters) – U.S. oil firm ConocoPhillips (COP.N) has moved to take Caribbean assets of Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA to enforce a $2 billion arbitration award over a decade-oil nationalization of…