Desk NoteSeptember 3, 2026
Chevron and Eni sign Orinoco expansion agreements worth over USD 7 billion under the eye of the U.S. Energy Secretary; Maduro's immunity motion lands in the Southern District of New York; Brent eases to USD 95.04 as Miami-Caracas flights resume.
Desk NoteSeptember 2, 2026
Maduro files head-of-state immunity motions in the Southern District of New York; Brent surges to USD 94.86 on Hormuz strikes; Energy Secretary Wright travels to Caracas as Chevron signs an expansion agreement.
Desk NoteSeptember 1, 2026
A 100-year oil concession gives Washington a 35 per cent equity stake in 65 billion barrels of reserves, Maiquetia reopens a temporary terminal, and the OFAC quiet period reaches its seventh business day.
Desk NoteAugust 31, 2026
A bilateral agreement hands a new joint venture 17 oilfields and 65 billion barrels to refill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, while the Assembly recess reaches day seventeen and Brent rises to USD 90.69.
Field DispatchAugust 29, 2026
Estado Nueva Esparta: Margarita, Coche, Cubagua. The only state in the federation that cannot be reached by road, drinking water piped from another state and taking its power through a single submarine cable. Final dispatch, series close.