"Wright concluded his last day of work in Venezuela with a visit to oil fields and further meetings with Venezuelan authorities. The visit promises to be the first of several more in the future, as Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez indicated. The primary objective of Wright's visit, as he himself has stated, is to promote economic thaw and expand U.S. influence in the local energy sector, without neglecting the political implications."
"Wright, who has stated that this year could see a dramatic increase in oil, gas and electricity levels in the country, visited the oil fields operated by the joint Chevron-PDVSA ventures Petroindependencia and Petropiar in the Orinoco Belt, in the southeast of the country, which has the world's largest extra-heavy crude oil deposits. In the late 1990s, Venezuela was producing three million barrels of oil per day and was one of the seven nations with the highest volume of crude oil exports in the world."
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited the Orinoco Belt oil fields in Maturin with acting President Delcy Rodriguez and toured Chevron‑PDVSA facilities including Petropiar and Petroindependencia. Wright announced an investment exceeding $100 million to overhaul a Chevron‑run processing plant and described plans to double production in one field within 12–18 months and potentially quintuple output within five years. The visit included meetings with Venezuelan authorities and a tour of oil fields. The stated objectives are to promote an economic thaw, expand U.S. influence in Venezuela's energy sector, and support efforts to raise oil, gas and electricity levels and alleviate poverty.
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