On 17 April, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration says licences will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, as it said it would allow some US and European oil companies to carry on in Venezuela after US efforts to coax President Nicolás Maduro into democratic overhauls by lifting economic sanctions ended.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/u-s-says-oil-companies-in-venezuela-can-still-operate-despite-regime-oppression-551d62b0
https://abcnews.go.com/International/biden-administration-end-sanctions-waiver-venezuelan-oil/story?id=109359510
https://globalsanctions.co.uk/2024/04/us-reimposes-sanctions-on-venezuelan-oil
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Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section
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