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No Change Expected for Venezuela Special Operations Licenses

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The U.S. does not plan to cancel any company specific licenses allowing oil companies to operate in Venezuela after the election according to a senior Biden official.

  • “It is not currently under consideration that we would retroactively alter licenses that have previously been given," the official said.
  • The results of the election have drawn criticism from U.S. officials questioning the validity of the outcome.
  • "We don’t expect to see an immediate change in the US sanctions posture, but I suspect we won’t be seeing new licenses any time soon," according to Rapidan analysis of the situation.

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