By Zoila Palma: A Venezuelan delegation will participate in this week’s G20 energy meetings in Houston, Texas, as the United States seeks to address growing concerns over energy supplies and soaring prices linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The meetings, which began Monday and continue through Wednesday, bring together major economies and energy-producing nations, AFP reports.
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the summit represents an opportunity to focus on the growing importance of Western Hemisphere oil production amid disruptions in the Middle East.
Representatives from G20 nations, including China, India, Japan and Germany, as well as major oil producers such as Canada and Saudi Arabia, are expected to attend. Venezuela will participate despite not being a G20 member.
Venezuela’s delegation is expected to include Oil Minister Paula Henao and Jovanny Martinez, vice president of state-owned PDVSA.
The United States will be represented by Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
The invitation comes as Washington and Caracas deepen energy cooperation following an August 28 agreement that gives the United States majority control of Venezuela’s 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves.
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By Zoila Palma: A Venezuelan delegation will participate in this week’s G20 energy meetings in Houston, Texas, as the United States seeks to address growing concerns over energy supplies and soaring prices linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The meetings, which began Monday and continue through Wednesday, bring together major economies and
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