The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, signed this Thursday agreements with the British Shell in the matter of oil and gas during a meeting attended by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, Doug Burgum.
«We are very pleased to reach these agreements with Shell in the matter of gas and oil. We are already giving life and execution to the new hydrocarbons law with new business models,» indicated Rodríguez in statements transmitted by the state channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).
By her side, Burgum highlighted the «fantastic» work that, in his opinion, Rodríguez has done in these first months at the helm of Venezuela, after the United States captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Deputy Cilia Flores, last January 3 in Caracas.
«This partnership between Venezuela and the United States is a base for the peace and stability of our world,» affirmed the Secretary of the Interior of the United States.
Rodríguez and Burgum were accompanied by their delegations, according to VTV images.
On Wednesday, Burgum arrived in Caracas for a two-day visit accompanied by representatives of the White House and about two dozen US mining companies.
The day before, Rodríguez received the team led by Burgum at Miraflores, seat of the Venezuelan Executive, in Caracas, where they reviewed the mining agenda, exchanged «information on investment flows and new technologies» and highlighted «the boost of strategic opportunities,» reiterated this Thursday the acting head of state.
Rodríguez also announced that her economic team will present «in the coming days» to the Parliament, controlled by chavism, an «expansion of the Mining Law» that she requested be reformed «with celerity,» in order to present the world «the investment and development opportunities.»
From Miraflores, Burgum stated on Wednesday that the «opportunities that exist for a collaboration and a synergy» between both countries «have no limits.»
Meanwhile, US officials are negotiating with the Venezuelan state mining company, Minerven, a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell up to a ton of gold destined for the US market, valued today at around 165 million dollars.
The gold agreement would require Minerven to supply between 650 and 1,000 kilos of Dore gold bars to the commodities trader Trafigura, which will be in charge of transporting the gold to US refineries, according to an exclusive report by the Axios portal.
