Delcy Rodríguez asserted that in 2026 they are preparing to increase oil production which, according to PDVSA calculations, currently stands at 1,200,000 barrels. The vice president asserted that oil workers confront and defeat “harassment, hostilities and imperial illegality.”
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez asserted this Saturday the 20th that the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) reached its production goal of 1,200,000 barrels proposed for the end of this year, amid tensions with the United States and the seizure of sanctioned oil tankers transporting Venezuelan crude oil.
“PDVSA announces that within the framework of the Productive Independence Plan, its workers have reached the goal of 1,200,000 barrels planned for this year, and is preparing to achieve the increase in production and goals for 2026,” wrote the also Minister of Hydrocarbons in a brief message on social networks.
Rodríguez said that oil workers face and defeat “harassment, hostilities and imperial illegality,” which also “attacks the human rights of Venezuelans.”
Venezuelan oil exports reached 921,000 barrels per day (bpd) during November, the third highest monthly average so far this year, amid pressure from the United States.
But they were affected after the seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off the country’s coast. This Saturday the 20th, the United States would have seized another ship off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, according to three US officials informed the agency. Reuters.
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Last Tuesday, Trump ordered a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, while saying that pressure through military operations will intensify until the country returns all the oil that he said belongs to the United States.
Nicolás Maduro has denounced that Trump’s actions are aimed at overthrowing him and taking control of the oil resources of the nation, which has the largest crude oil reserves in the world.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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