What’s been going on in the sector this month?
US forces capture Venezuela’s Maduro in push for regime change
The US bombing of Venezuela’s capital Caracas and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on 3 January mark the latest escalation of a pressure campaign on the Venezuelan government. The US has been pressing Venezuela on narcotics trafficking, repatriation of Venezuelan immigrants and, arguably most importantly, oil assets appropriated from US companies in 2007 by former Preside ....
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Energy Sector Update - January 2026
- Published:
06 Jan 2026 -
Author:
Daniel Slater, CFA -
Pages:
7 -
What’s been going on in the sector this month?
US forces capture Venezuela’s Maduro in push for regime change
The US bombing of Venezuela’s capital Caracas and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on 3 January mark the latest escalation of a pressure campaign on the Venezuelan government. The US has been pressing Venezuela on narcotics trafficking, repatriation of Venezuelan immigrants and, arguably most importantly, oil assets appropriated from US companies in 2007 by former Preside ....