Our Scans · Venezuela · Weekly Summary

• [New] Citizens of seven other countries - Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela - will be partially restricted. Counter Extremism Project
• [New] People from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will face a partial restriction. Local News 8
• [New] An additional seven countries will have partial restrictions on travel to the U.S.: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Spectrum News NY1
• Currently Shell has lost the opportunity to produce oil on the borders of Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago. GinFi
• Trump's recent threat of a 25% tariff on countries buying oil from Venezuela has introduced a new dynamic to consider. Permutable Technologies Limited
• President Trump has imposed sanctions on Venezuela, which has resulted in a supply reduction of around 200,000 bbl/d and he is threatening to expand sanctions on Iranian oil and Russian oil. Hart Energy
• The Dragon gas project had been seen as one of the few real opportunities for Trinidad to secure foreign gas supply for its industries, while allowing Venezuela to begin monetizing its vast offshore gas reserves. TradingView
• Trump has now threatened countries with secondary tariffs - a riff on the concept of secondary sanctions-if they engage in oil trade with Venezuela. Yahoo News
• Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US, official says: A Venezuelan official says Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals, after reaching an agreement. The Verardo Group's Substack
• A decision to include Venezuela could disrupt a nascent thaw in relations that has been useful to Trump's separate efforts to deport migrants in the U.S. without legal permission. GorakhaPatra
• Other uncertainties in EIA's oil price forecasts include existing sanctions on Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, which also could affect oil prices. Oklahoma Energy Today - Energy News Just A Click Away
• Rates could go even higher, to 79%, if Trump follows through with his promise to slap an additional 25% tariff on any nation that buys oil from Venezuela, which China has done. CNN
• The Trump administration went on to end the legal status for more than 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela in the US under some Biden-era parole programs, and said migrants will be looked at on a case-by-case basis. CNN
• Trump's tariff threats against key OPEC + members, including Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, may reduce their supplies, potentially offsetting the planned output increases. Euronews
• Trump's threat of secondary tariffs on Russian oil came less than a week after his administration imposed a 25% tariff on US imports from any country buying oil or gas from Venezuela. Al Jazeera
• In the current geopolitical situation, and an as unpredictable U.S. President as it gets, the OPEC + alliance may be looking to anticipate expected declines in oil supply from Venezuela and Iran, which are being hit with more and more sanctions by the Trump Administration. oilprice.com
• Oil has been trading at between $70 and $82 a barrel recently, anticipating changes to US sanctions on large oil producers such as Iran, Russia and Venezuela, as well as US tariffs on China that could reduce demand. Offshore Technology
• The new expansive U.S. sanctions on the Russian oil industry and exports could affect global oil flows, complicating trade logistics for producers using shadow fleets such as Russia, Iran, and Venezuela. EconCurrent's Substack
• Oil production from Venezuela and Iran may decrease due to U.S. sanctions and tariff threats, lowering global oil stocks and exerting upward pressure on prices. New Lines Institute
• Combined with U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs against countries importing oil and gas from Venezuela, oil prices rose higher on concerns of tighter supplies with WTI oil making an overnight high of $69.68 per barrel. IC Markets | Official Blog | Blog
• China, the biggest buyer of oil from Venezuela, saw trade with Venezuela stall on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday 25% tariffs on the goods of any country buying Venezuelan oil. EconCurrent's Substack
• Countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela will face tariffs on any trade they have with the US. Peter Lewis' Money Talk
• Donald Trump said Monday that the US will impose 25% tariffs on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela, as he seeks to increase pressure on President Nicolas Maduro over immigration but in the process, risks roiling the global energy trade. Peter Lewis' Money Talk

Last updated: 19 June 2025