Venezuela: The assessment of the United States on the dispute with Guyana is "interventionist" | Economy

<img clbad = "image content-media__image" itemprop = " contentUrl "alt =" Nicolas Maduro talks to reporters at Miraflores Palace Nicolas Maduro's address to reporters at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela – Photo: Marco Bello / Reuters "data-src =" https: //s2.glbimg A Territorial Centenary Dispute between Venezuela and Guyana has re-emerged in recent years with the discovery of 5 billion barrels of oil and gas by Exxon off the coast of French Guiana.

In Venezuela, a member of OPEC, oil production has almost reached its minimum in 70 years, in the midst of an economic crisis.

Guyana says that Caracas has renounced its participation in Essequibo, a lowland area located in the Jung which represents two-thirds of Guyana's territory, following an 1899 decision handed down by an international tribunal, but Venezuela has decided not to comply with this decision. resolution. The UN arbitrated this year a dispute before the International Court of Justice.

Two vessels owned by Norwegian Petroleum Geo Services and under contract by Exxon Mobil were conducting seismic surveys in the area. The ships suspended their work and headed east after the Venezuelan navy declared that Guyana was not competent.

When asked whether ships were scheduled to resume operations, Guyana's Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge said the government was "in talks" with Exxon.