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The US intervention in Venezuela may jeopardize both the flow of discounted Venezuelan oil to China's teapot refineries and the role of Chinese oil companies in Venezuela’s upstream business.
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Early on January 3, 2026, the United States apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and removed Maduro from power. Maduro was transported to New York, where he now faces federal charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.
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The Center on Global Energy Policy is proud to support the North American Student Energy Summit, which took place June 19th and June 20th in New York City. This event was hosted by Student Energy. For full program details and schedule please visit their website.
As one of the Regional Student Energy Summits, it occured simulateously with events in Africa, Latin America and Europe, and link 300 Noth American students with 1,200 other students around the world. The theme of the 2014 Regional Student Energy Summits was “Powering the Future.” The North American Student Energy Summit challenged a group of multidisciplinary postsecondary students from across the continent to both question and understand the key energy issues within their region, and to further comprehend them within the larger context of the existing and future global energy dynamics.
June 19th – Opening Ceremony at United Nations Plaza
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https://www.youtube.com/live/xOSrvLo_-zE?si=sJvAXMC_6ER4Mg0u The recent military operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores raises several implications for the future of Venezuela and Latin America, geopolitics,...
On January 1, 2026, the European Union's highly-anticipated Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will take effect. Introduced in 2023, CBAM will require the importers of certain carbon-intensive goods...
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The US intervention in Venezuela may jeopardize both the flow of discounted Venezuelan oil to China's teapot refineries and the role of Chinese oil companies in Venezuela’s upstream business.
In discussing the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, over the weekend, President Donald Trump declared that the United States would now “take back” the country’s oil. Yet he has offered little clarity on what exactly this means.
The country could see a relatively rapid recovery of some oil production, depending on the leadership that emerges.
