US Energy Secretary Visits Venezuela, Touts Expanding Oil Cooperation

The United States is set to strengthen relations with Venezuela by attracting more oil and gas investments, which will significantly benefit the region, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said after arriving in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of a three-day visit.
Wright made the comments during a press briefing alongside the country’s acting leader, Delcy Rodríguez. Wright met with Rodríguez at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, the capital.
Wright said his visit was “part of a broader agenda to make the Americas great again, to bring our countries closer together, to bring commerce, peace, prosperity, jobs, opportunity to the people of Venezuela, and in partnership with the United States.”…