{"id":2569298,"date":"2026-02-12T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rodriguez-considers-visit-to-us-after-venezuela-energy-talks\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:23:54","slug":"rodriguez-considers-visit-to-us-after-venezuela-energy-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rodriguez-considers-visit-to-us-after-venezuela-energy-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodriguez considers visit to US after Venezuela energy talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frodriguez-considers-visit-to-us-after-venezuela-energy-talks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569298&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez floated the idea of visiting the United States to advance the bilateral relationship after meeting with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, while reiterating criticism of washington\u2019s past intervention in Caracas and defending Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s regime as legitimate. Rodr\u00edguez said she is willing to pursue diplomatic and energy dialog with the United States to move the relationship forward.<\/p>\n<p>In Washington,the governance is pursuing steps to rebuild Venezuela\u2019s energy sector and entice private investment.Venezuela has begun opening its hydrocarbon sector: the reforms moved PDVSA away from a strict monopoly and allowed private participation,with further reforms pushed by Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s government.The U.S. has eased some sanctions to encourage investment, and companies like Chevron are eyeing expansion if authorized.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Wright described Rodr\u00edguez as a cooperative partner so far and urged deeper reforms to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attract large capital flows<\/a>, planning to travel with Rodr\u00edguez to observe oil production operations. To date, more than $1 billion in Venezuelan oil has been sold under the reforms, with about $5 billion more expected in the coming months. The broader aim is to leverage U.S. influence to drive progress and broaden foreign investment while navigating the political dynamics in Venezuela.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Delcy Rodr&iacute;guez considering visit to US after meeting with energy secretary<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2491933\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Acting Venezuelan President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400827\/venezuela-new-president-cooperating-with-trump-after-maduros-capture\/\">Delcy Rodr&iacute;guez <\/a>this week floated a visit to the United States to advance the relationship between the two countries, despite reiterating criticism regarding Washington&rsquo;s sweeping military intervention in Caracas.<\/p>\n<p>Rodr&iacute;guez slammed the Trump administration <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400782\/general-razin-caine-divulges-details-on-trump-venezuela-operation\/\">for ousting<\/a> former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, pushing back against accusations from democratic countries that he was a sham leader, and saying he remains &ldquo;the legitimate president.&rdquo; At the same time, Rodr&iacute;guez expressed a willingness to &ldquo;cooperate&rdquo; with the U.S. after meeting with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4450922\/energy-secretary-chris-wright-discuss-oil-flow-state-run-company-venezuela\/\">Energy Secretary Chris Wright<\/a> on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4455794\/congress-munich-conference-opportunity-rebuild-confidence-nato-allies\/\">Congress eyes Munich conference as opportunity to rebuild confidence among NATO allies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4455691\/russia-launches-219-drones-24-ballistic-missiles-attack-ukraine\/\">Russia launches 219 drones and 24 ballistic missiles in overnight attack on Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4455673\/meloni-illegal-immigration-enforcement-italy-naval-blockade\/\">Italy&rsquo;s Meloni amps up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-guilty-of-dui-assault-will-not-be-deported-under-biden-plan\/\" title=\"Illegal Immigrants Guilty of DUI, Assault Will Not Be Deported Under Biden Plan\">illegal immigration enforcement<\/a> in Italy with proposed &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italys-meloni-amps-up-illegal-immigration-enforcement-in-italy-with-naval-blockade\/\" title=\"Italy\u2019s Meloni amps up ... in Italy with \u2018naval blockade\u2019\">naval blockade&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I have been invited to the States,&rdquo; Rodr&iacute;guez said during <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/venezuela\/maduro-legitimate-president-venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-interview-trump-rcna258687\">an interview<\/a> with <em>NBC News<\/em> published Thursday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re contemplating coming there once we establish this cooperation, and we can move forward with everything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rodr&iacute;guez added support for &ldquo;diplomatic dialogue&rdquo; following her conversation with Wright on energy policy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let diplomatic dialogue &hellip; and energy dialogue be the appropriate and suitable channels for the U.S. and Venezuela to maturely determine how to move forward,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is in the middle of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4408271\/trump-reimbursement-incentivizes-companies-into-venezuelan-oil-sector\/\">seeking to rebuild <\/a>Venezuela&rsquo;s once-thriving energy infrastructure, after it suffered a massive decline under Maduro&rsquo;s rule. Officials have framed the work as an effort both to benefit the Venezuelan people and restore the country&rsquo;s wealth, and capitalize on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4407112\/mike-waltz-criticism-nicolas-maduro-capture-united-nations-emergency-meeting\/\">Washington&rsquo;s national security strategy<\/a> to protect the world&rsquo;s largest oil reserves from being under the control of &ldquo;illegitimate leaders&rdquo; and &ldquo;a handful of oligarchs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has allowed Rodr&iacute;guez to assume the reins in Venezuela, despite her close alliance with the Maduro regime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wright said Wednesday that Rodr&iacute;guez has so far proved to be a cooperative partner in Washington&rsquo;s demands <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4447071\/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-elections-could-occur-within-year\/\">for certain reforms<\/a>, despite her at times <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4433956\/venezuela-acting-president-delcy-rodriguez-presses-against-us-control-enough-already\/\">publicly hostile statements<\/a> against the administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s delivered information. Everything we know so far has turned out to be true. She&rsquo;s made enormous positive changes, including already changing the hydrocarbon law in the country in the first few weeks,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So I would say that cooperation is off to a tremendous start.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has begun to ease some sanctions on Venezuela&rsquo;s energy that were previously put in place <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4400669\/what-is-delta-force-military-unit-behind-the-venezuela-raid\/\">to target the Maduro regime<\/a>. Washington is seeking to entice energy firms still skeptical <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">about investing in the country to launch operations through&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/02\/10\/trump-open-venezuela-us-oil-00768970\">various incentives<\/a>, while U.S. companies such as Chevron look to return to or expand operations there<\/span>. Rodr&iacute;guez&rsquo;s administration last month bolstered Washington&rsquo;s agenda by allowing further reforms that moved the oil sector away from socialist economics and opened it to private investment. The changes to Venezuela&rsquo;s hydrocarbon law mean the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-preparing-to-give-chevron-license-to-pump-oil-in-venezuela\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Preparing To Give ... License To Pump Oil In Venezuela\">state-run oil company<\/a>, PDVSA, no longer has a monopoly over oil production, sales, or pricing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wright told reporters that the reform &ldquo;is a meaningful step in the right direction,&rdquo; but &ldquo;probably not far and clear enough to encourage the kind of large capital flows&rdquo; the U.S. would like to see. There has now been more than $1 billion in Venezuelan oil sold, and another $5 billion in oil sales are expected in the coming months, he said. Wright plans to travel with Rodr&iacute;guez on Thursday to observe oil production operations firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The idea is to use leverage to drive progress,&rdquo; Wright said, adding that he wants Venezuela&rsquo;s government to go much further in opening its economy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russell-brand-democrats-big-tech-media-conspired-to-influence-2020-election\/\" title=\"Russell Brand: Democrats, Big Tech, Media \u2018Conspired\u2019 To Influence 2020 Election\">foreign energy companies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Venezuela&rsquo;s acting President Delcy Rodriguez bids farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright after their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Venezuelans are in charge here in Venezuela, but the United States has enormous leverage over the interim authorities in Venezuela &mdash; the largest revenue source that funds the government, that funds the government of Venezuela is now controlled by the United States,&rdquo; the energy secretary said in comments to NBC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4400669\/what-is-delta-force-military-unit-behind-the-venezuela-raid\/\"><strong>WHAT IS THE DELTA FORCE? THE US MILITARY UNIT BEHIND THE VENEZUELA RAID TOPPLING MADURO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in late January that the company could increase production in Venezuela by up to 50% over the next 18 to 24 months if the company receives authorization from the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We see Venezuela taking steps in a positive direction to address those issues, which will encourage investment, not only from a company like ours, but from others that I think are also considering the opportunities there,&rdquo; Wirth told CNBC&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/squawk-on-the-street\/\">&ldquo;Squawk on the Street&rdquo;<\/a> in an interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delcy Rodr\u00edguez weighs US visit after energy talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2569299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042782291713.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55748,36471,73681],"class_list":["post-2569298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-rodriguez","tag-us-visit","tag-venezuela-energy-talks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26042782291713.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569302,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569298\/revisions\/2569302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}