Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro's declaration of the disputed Essequibo territory as Venezuela's 24th state, Guyana-Essequibo, and his order for immediate exploitation of its resources has led to international tensions. Maduro has also ordered foreign oil companies, including ExxonMobil, to withdraw from the region and has ordered the arrest of three top aides to María Corina Machado for their alleged involvement in a plot to sabotage a referendum on the disputed Essequibo region in Guyana. In response, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali has sought international help, including from the UN Security Council. Meanwhile, Brazil has reinforced its border with Venezuela and Guyana, and the US has conducted military air exercises in Guyana. Amid these events, government-controlled refineries in India are seeking to acquire Venezuelan crude, intensifying competition with Chinese users for discounted barrels. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may have to mediate the crisis.
US to conduct military flights over Guyana as fears of a Venezuela invasion grow https://t.co/h1HlzfkqL3 https://t.co/x95HpWYF3W
US to conduct military flights over Guyana as fears of a Venezuela invasion grow https://t.co/M6mBwdK64w https://t.co/Mio02ms6Bm
US to conduct military flights over Guyana as fears of a Venezuela invasion grow https://t.co/vybFPjjj58 https://t.co/7omk1H7NkY
🇧🇷 Brazil deploys troops as Venezuela threatens oil-rich region of Guyana https://t.co/WwvZW37Ncs
With Venezuela claiming sovereignty over oil-rich Guyana where @exxonmobil operates, CEO Darren Woods tells @davidfaber: "there's more broad support in the international community to make sure the right processes are followed to resolve this dispute." $XOM https://t.co/9U0uFqDj3i
US Holds Military Exercises In Guyana As Border Tensions Soar https://t.co/SsR3zhaakY via @BarronsOnline
‘Venezuela has clearly declared itself an outlaw nation’: A conflict between the two oil-rich nations of Guyana and Venezuela is brewing and it would be a nightmare for the Joe Biden administration https://t.co/QXQN9iwZyE
Is South America heading for WAR? Venezuelan President Maduro has sparked fears across the continent with vow to take oil-rich Guyana territory, with Brazil sending troops to its border https://t.co/fyB0M1pNye https://t.co/DHX2yBqoJJ
BREAKING: ‘We don’t want war in S.America’: Brazil’s Lula on Guyana-Venezuela crisis READ: https://t.co/QCaGy9edVM https://t.co/RKRK2HO5dA
WAR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INCOMPETENCE AND CORRUPTION Venezuelan dictator Maduro is preparing for war with Guyana, whose army is twenty times smaller than Venezuela's. The point is to seize oil fields in “disputed” territories. Yet the most monstrous thing in this story is not the… https://t.co/8M7XoAh5Lf
BRINK OF WAR: Dictator Maduro Declares Oil-Rich Esequibo Region Part of Venezuela, Appoints Military Authority for the Area – Guyana Loses Troops in Helicopter Crash via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/DLvS1RU2Hg
Blinken Conveys 'Unwavering Support' For Guyana After Venezuela's Maduro Proclaims "Esequibo Is Ours", Gives Energy Companies 3 Mos To Exit https://t.co/7JdM0QaxtB
Update: TVV Noticias: The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, spoke this Wednesday with the President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, to convey his Government's “unconditional support” for the sovereignty of the South American country.
Update: TV Vnoticias: The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, spoke this Wednesday with the President of Guyana, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, to convey his Government's “unconditional support” for the sovereignty of the South American country.
BREAKING: US announces military air exercises in Guyana amid Venezuela tensions READ: https://t.co/OSMhf3mjLN https://t.co/3NYFcYh2CR
#US announces military air exercises in Guyana amid #Venezuela tensions: envoy
#BREAKING US announces military air exercises in Guyana joint operation amid Venezuela tensions: envoy https://t.co/EMBqKhVwgH
Brazil deploying troops to Venezuelan border. Good. https://t.co/KxbFLxkyEM
JUST IN - U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) will conduct flight operations in Guyana's airspace amid Venezuela tensions.
Exxon once called its Guyana oil discovery a "fairy tale." Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro’s moves to reignite a border dispute adds an unsettling twist, writes @JoeRyanNews https://t.co/07zRrVATJ0
Exxon once called its Guyana oil discovery a "fairy tale." Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro’s moves to reignite a border dispute adds an unsettling twist, writes @JoeRyanNews https://t.co/VGmNzUS6n6
Exxon once called its Guyana oil discovery a "fairy tale." Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro’s moves to reignite a border dispute adds an unsettling twist, writes @JoeRyanNews https://t.co/tay6YHIzf3
Just when you thought geopolitics couldn’t get any crazier, Venezuelans just voted in referendum to annex a large territory in Guyana. @rojasrjuand breaks down the situation in his column: https://t.co/uVnUYxZhUe
When asked if he has requested military assistance, Ali said his government is reaching out to allies and regional partners, some of which Guyana has defense agreements with, to protect the Essequibo region, which makes up two-thirds of the country. https://t.co/tl4pJoN0TN
Government-controlled refineries in India are joining billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries in seeking to take Venezuelan crude, intensifying competition with Chinese users for discounted barrels https://t.co/i8Dccj9rKD
Government-controlled refineries in India are joining billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries in seeking to take Venezuelan crude, intensifying competition with Chinese users for discounted barrels https://t.co/Os1ihurd7P
The Venezuelan Government has reportedly given ExxonMobil and several other Oil Companies, who were given Permission by Guyana to launch Expeditions off the Coast of the Country to find Oil Deposits, less than 90 Days to Vacate their Operations in Guyana’s Territorial Waters.
Honestly, smacking Venezuela down if they try to invade Guyana is a job for Brazil, the biggest power in the region. https://t.co/ucqfz4dc0o https://t.co/5DuWpR9IbI
NEW: 🇻🇪🇬🇾 Venezuela - Guyana situation Major General Rodriguez Cabello was appointed head of the administration of the new Venezuelan territories, formerly part of Western Guyana. Venezuelan troops have not yet entered the territory of the new region. There is no full-scale… https://t.co/6P9vabMSOP https://t.co/rf7JSzmlor
Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali said his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and minerals in Guyana’s vast Essequibo region that it considers its own. https://t.co/tl4pJoN0TN
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces the uncomfortable possibility of having to mediate a crisis between Brazil’s northern neighbors Venezuela and Guyana https://t.co/XsCRcCBN0V
Update: Venezuela: In a televised statement, Maduro also ordered foreign oil companies working in Essequibo to withdraw, asserting his right to do so after Venezuelan voters backed plans to regain control of the territory in a referendum Sunday https://t.co/vWyV8x1biQ
Venezuela's PDVSA authorizes first two oil cargoes to India after sanctions relief https://t.co/S0gbUPg5ZZ https://t.co/Jzo4Cc9qF7
Venezuela just laid claim to 74% of the territory of its neighboring state, Guyana. They are after the region of Guyana Essequibo in the oil-rich country 43.5% of Guyana’s population is from India (started arriving in the 1830s) Has Modi thought about passportization? 🇻🇪🇮🇳 https://t.co/bcRYawy2t3
Guyana president announces Guyana will militarily resist Venezuelan efforts to annex most of their nation https://t.co/NPcp4YqIsl
🇬🇫🇻🇪🚨‼️ The President of Guyana addresses the nation regarding Venezuela’s annexation: - Guiana is pre-cautionary measures - the army is on full alert - Guiana has reached out to USA, Brazil, UK and France - Guiana will bring the case to the UN Security Council 1/ https://t.co/6PWYgyrBHP
Guyana urges U.S. military to help defend its borders after Venezuela staked claim to oil-rich region: Biden 'aware' of rising tensions after Maduro sparked invasion fears by ordering teams to drill in contested area https://t.co/9MW6zZ4Ed3 https://t.co/uhofQlOfaO
Maduro has announced that he will soon permit the exploitation of resources such as gas, oil, and mineral deposits within Guyana Esequiba. He also announced the creation of local Essequibo subsidiaries of the Venezuelan state-owned energy companies PDVSA and CVG. War brewing? https://t.co/rZNAUUJn6g
What to know about Venezuela's move to claim Guyana region https://t.co/lYkZcSWsnT
🛢️ Venezuela's PDVSA authorizes first two oil cargoes to India after sanctions relief Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has assigned loading windows this month to two vessels bound for India under crude spot deals with Italy's ENI and U.S.-based Chevron following a temporary… https://t.co/qycRpiZ2iL
Update: Bloomberg: Guyana said it’s intensifying security measures and engaging the US military to help it protect the oil-rich region of Essequibo, describing Venezuela’s intentions to grant oil exploration licenses in the area as a threat to its territorial integrity.
Update :Bloomberg: Guyana said it’s intensifying security measures and engaging the US military to help it protect the oil-rich region of Essequibo, describing Venezuela’s intentions to grant oil exploration licenses in the area as a threat to its territorial integrity.
Venezuela is in advanced talks on new deals with European energy majors Repsol and Eni as it seeks to reassert itself as a global oil producer after the US eased sanctions https://t.co/D95o251hVA
Venezuela is in advanced talks on new deals with European energy majors Repsol and Eni as it seeks to reassert itself as a global oil producer after the US eased sanctions https://t.co/hICTCq6AXW
Venezuela is in advanced talks on new deals with European energy majors Repsol and Eni as it seeks to reassert itself as a global oil producer after the US eased sanctions https://t.co/ReLCiTqWC8
The President of Guyana speaks to the nation about to threat of a Venezuela invasion. 1. Guyana is taking “pre-cautionary measures” 2. Guyanas Armed Forced have been placed on full alert 3. Guyana has reached out to its allies: USA, Brazil, UK and France https://t.co/tVnPWb40Ef
"Mr Maduro has now chosen to become a pariah once more. The referendum has angered Venezuela’s neighbours. The Caricom grouping of Caribbean states issued a statement strongly backing Guyana’s territorial integrity" https://t.co/gnoHyguRSf
Maduro claims 98% of Venezuelans favored invading Guyana, but many question referendum results https://t.co/zgT0Yi4FNP
Venezuela orders the arrest of three top aides to María Corina Machado for their alleged involvement in a plot to sabotage a referendum on the disputed Essequibo region in Guyana https://t.co/cl65O815Az
Venezuela orders the arrest of three top aides to María Corina Machado for their alleged involvement in a plot to sabotage a referendum on the disputed Essequibo region in Guyana https://t.co/pq5cYEVqb0
Venezuela orders the arrest of three top aides to María Corina Machado for their alleged involvement in a plot to sabotage a referendum on the disputed Essequibo region in Guyana https://t.co/4gVJ9ueqyn
Venezuela's Maduro pledges to permit oil, mines development in disputed territory https://t.co/n78BO7h6hh
#BREAKING Venezuela, Guyana foreign ministers talk amid rising tensions over border region, according to a statement https://t.co/6ny2elU23A
Venezuela raises stakes in border dispute, creates military zone to be carved out of Guyana https://t.co/sUJTESiMkE
Venezuela accuses Guyana of "aggravating the controversy" and ordering the installation of the Southern Command in Essequibo https://t.co/pJ2WnjFgFt
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he will authorize oil exploration in an area subject to a dispute with Guyana, which said it would report his comments to international bodies like the UN. https://t.co/b6Y8bK2eim
Brazil urging Venezuela to avoid force or threats against Guyana, says Lula aide https://t.co/Ui4Gp1g3mO
Powder Keg America: Socialist Dictator Maduro Orders Venezuelan Companies To Start Prospecting Oil and Gas in the Disputed Waters of Guyana via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/s0y0WNhH7D
So I go on a research trip for a couple weeks and when I come back Venezuela is trying to annex half of Guyana. https://t.co/yrKXDY33fx
Guyana intensifies security and seeks US military help after Venezuela moves to grant exploration licenses in the disputed oil-rich region of Essequibo https://t.co/F2nWJqlzs5
Venezuela's Maduro pledges to permit oil, mines development in disputed territory - Reuters https://t.co/V4cnQEkZHz
BREAKING: Maduro appointed Major General Rodríguez Cabello as head of Guyana's provisional occupation government after officially annexing the Essequibo region of the neighboring independent state of Guyana. Will the Venezuelan Army invade? 🇻🇪🇬🇾 https://t.co/esJwn1NJUT
Brazil sees no risk of armed conflict between Guyana and Venezuela -minister https://t.co/delrNQRDu0 https://t.co/USXpW2JtYQ
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has ordered the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region, per the Guardian.
The announcement came a day a day after Maduro got the victory he sought in a weekend referendum on whether to claim sovereignty over the region. https://t.co/FgQZNCaLj8
Venezuela raises stakes in border dispute, creates military zone to be carved out of Guyana https://t.co/DSCfXkdAKF
BREAKING: Nicolás Maduro officially declared the creation of a 24th Venezuelan province in Essequibo Following this the Venezuelan state released a new official map of Venezuela which includes the oil-rich Essequibo region of its neighboring state of Guyana Will they invade? https://t.co/XJycSKIIH5
#Venezuela has declared most of the territory of neighboring Guyana as its state. Dictator Maduro declared the western part of Guyana - Essequiba - as Venezuela's 24th state. https://t.co/Zpn8RGyzWw
Is Venezuela preparing to invade Guyana? Russia and Iran-ally President Maduro stakes claim to oil-rich region of former British colony and authorizes teams to begin drilling https://t.co/gq2syHNkI2 https://t.co/maDSldipqA
BREAKING: 🇻🇪 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the creation of the 24th state of Venezuela: Guyana-Essequibo! After the Referendum. https://t.co/i1qMXLOA1X
Is Venezuela preparing to invade Guyana? Russia and Iran-ally President Maduro stakes claim to oil-rich region of former British colony and authorizes teams to begin drilling https://t.co/C3SnprMFaB https://t.co/pC1RoAtOyL
Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to declare a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region and ordered the state oil company to issue licenses for extracting crude there. https://t.co/23YpDJyJZV https://t.co/5Hwo1g3R96
Venezuela raises stakes in border dispute, creates military zone to be carved out of Guyana https://t.co/DNqWPcepGj
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has announce tonight that the Esequiba Region of Western Guyana is now “Official” a Territory of Venezuela, with a State Map being Released and Oil Expeditions said to be in the Planning Stages. https://t.co/TvZNgGeVS3
Update: El Pais: Venezuela: The Venezuelan president appoints a deputy from the ruling party as provisional authority of the disputed territory. https://t.co/d4CeLJBvdP
Update: El Pais: Venezuela: The Venezuelan president appoints a deputy from the ruling party as provisional authority of the disputed territory. https://t.co/d4CeLJBvdP
Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo https://t.co/JZvN15pseW
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has announce tonight that the Esequiba Region of Western Guyana is now “Official” a Territory of Venezuela, with a State Map being Released and Oil Expeditions said to be in the Planning Stages. https://t.co/wIKTx5UprU
Maduro is about to annex half of Guyana with the creation of Guyana-Essequibo and the world isn’t gonna do anything about it. Incredible. https://t.co/jdnn1iaxpB
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro further escalated tensions with neighboring Guyana over the disputed Essequibo territory with a plan to grant oil and mineral licenses there. https://t.co/Ftap7AZPd1
Guyana said Tuesday it will approach the UN Security Council for help if Venezuela makes any moves on a disputed oil-rich region following a referendum Caracas says bolstered its claim to it. https://t.co/NRA4jscnlg
Update: Venezuela building roads into Essequibo territory... The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) has announced a new deployment on the border of the Delta Amacuro state and the Essequibo territory, carrying out significant road repair and construction work in the region,… https://t.co/6mSwxKr7jN
Brazil reinforces border with Venezuela and Guyana over Esequibo tensions The Brazilian army is moving armored vehicles and more troops to Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state that borders both Venezuela and Guyana after Venezuelans voted in a referendum on Sunday to approve… https://t.co/W4GFu6vMC0
Venezuela voters approved Guayana taking over a disputed oil-rich territory. Their government says it is initiating "first steps," but it's unclear how that might pan out. https://t.co/bXPU7v4KF1
Venezuelan military preparing construction materials to be sent to the Esequibo border. This is likely linked to the expansion of the military base on Isla Anacoco or the construction work ongoing in La Camorra. #Venezuela https://t.co/Y5qpryOE31