"These authorizations expand permitted investment and activities in Venezuela's energy industry and allow for the export of fertilizer directly to the U.S. to support our great American farmers. The Office of Foreign Assets Control authorized U.S. business and farmers to purchase and import Venezuelan petrochemical products such as fertilizer and oil; provide goods, services or technology to support Venezuela's electricity and petrochemical sectors."
"Bessent's action is part of an ongoing effort to reintegrate the U.S. and Venezuela economies after the U.S. ousted Venezuela's strongman, Nicolas Maduro, on Jan. 3. The Iran war intensified the Trump administration's focus on Venezuela to help offset the global crunch in oil and fertilizer, a major concern of U.S. farmers."
The Office of Foreign Assets Control authorized U.S. businesses and farmers to import Venezuelan petrochemical products including fertilizer and oil, provide goods and services to Venezuela's electricity and petrochemical sectors, and negotiate contracts for developing Venezuela's oil and natural gas supplies and modernizing its electric grid. These actions follow the U.S. removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on January 3 and represent efforts to reintegrate U.S. and Venezuelan economies. The Iran conflict intensified the Trump administration's focus on Venezuela to address global oil and fertilizer shortages affecting American farmers. The U.S. also recently completed a major gold deal with Venezuela.
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