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Venezuela leader Rodriguez signs agreement with French Oil Company Total Energies

By Thomson Reuters Sep 19, 2026 | 6:22 PM

CARACAS, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Venezuela Interim President Delcy ​Rodriguez ‌on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding with ‌French ​oil ⁠and gas company ⁠Total Energies, according to local media.

It was ​the latest of a ⁠flurry ⁠of oil deals ​signed between multinational ​oil companies and ‌Venezuela’s new government, following the U.S.’s ⁠toppling of former president Nicolas Maduro in ⁠January.

No ‌details about ⁠the deal ​with ‌Total Energy ​were immediately ⁠available.

(Reporting by Deisy Buitrago in Caracas, writing by Laura ​Gottesdiener)