US Confirms Expiration of Chevron License That Allowed It to Export Oil From Venezuela

By: Yeny Sora Robles

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June 11, 2025

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US Confirms Expiration of Chevron License That Allowed It to Export Oil From Venezuela — A sculpture of a hand holding an oil drilling rig is pictured outside the state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela in Caracas on Feb. 26, 2025. Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images

By Yeny Sora Robles

5/31/2025Updated: 6/1/2025

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State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed in a press conference on May 27 the expiration of the license granted to Chevron during the Biden administration to maintain its oil and gas operations with the state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela.

“We will not allow any money to move to the Maduro regime that assists their regime,” Bruce said during a press conference.

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