Serviceman accused of making more than $400,000 from trading on classified information
Prosecutors allege Gannon Ken Van Dyke used classified information about mission to seize Venezuelan leader
Deal with South American nation’s government includes guaranteed payment system and plan to triple production
Corruption and violence in mineral-rich regions likely to pose barrier to foreign companies
US-backed interim president replaces slogans, colours and faces of Chavismo movement as she consolidates power
Longtime spy chief promoted to defence minister as interim president Delcy Rodríguez consolidates power
The Iran conflict has offered the illicit oil trade a lifeline — while the easing of US sanctions widens a transatlantic rift
María Corina Machado tells the FT that interim president is only following orders from Washington
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as she consolidates power
Licence allows nation’s state oil group to sell directly to American companies and on international market
Private jets fly over dilapidated Maracaibo as executives seek deals and crude prices surge. A real recovery will not be easy
The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader
The US president’s speech also renews focus on electricity affordability
Spanish energy group expects production to soar over the next three years
Rights groups and opposition figures warn the legislation does not go far enough
US capture of leader Nicolás Maduro has led to tentative hopes of democracy in the oil-rich nation
Majority want election this year and would vote for María Corina Machado, according to first in-person poll since leader overthrown
Chris Wright says Washington will not provide security or financial guarantees despite oil executives’ concerns
Elliott Management’s acquisition of a Venezuela-owned oil business collides with geopolitics
Air Canada is first major airline to suspend flights to the island over inability to refuel planes
Former president’s strident voice has vanished from the airwaves. Locals say the changes go further
Trump’s military intervention has delivered the scenario corporate leaders always wanted — but can it last?
Socialist regime has long sent medics to work abroad as a crucial source of foreign currency and soft power
US frustrated as Mexico spurns president’s repeated offers of military strikes in war on fentanyl
Move is a hopeful sign in repressive nation weeks after US toppled former leader Nicolás Maduro