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Venezuela Suspends Energy Deal Amid Trinidad's U.S. Shift
10/28/2025
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- Venezuela's oil ministry plans to suspend the cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago on energy development.
- Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez called the bilateral relationship 'hostile' after Trinidad's new government aligned with the United States.
- Trinidad has received U.S. authorization to negotiate the Dragon gas project in Venezuelan waters.
- Venezuela's officials criticized the move.
- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Trinidad does not require Venezuelan gas and will pursue growth independently.
