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[^1]\n\nChevron announced on Wednesday that it will invest more than $7 billion through its Venezuela joint ventures to double oil production to about 600,000 barrels per day over the next five years. [^2]\n\nDelcy Rodriguez, the interim leader of Venezuela, stated on September 2, 2026, that elections will be held when the country is prepared to do so. [^3]\n\nOn 2026-09-09, Venezuela and the United States advanced their oil agreement with the signing of new conventions involving Chevron and Eni in Caracas. [^4]\n\nDelcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, expressed on Wednesday that she expects the newly signed oil agreement to benefit US citizens. [^5]\n\nEnergy Secretary Chris Wright stated that the deals, worth tens of billions of dollars of investment, are seen as a quid pro quo for Washington winning majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves. [^6]\n\nUS energy firms signed a raft of multibillion-dollar deals with Venezuela days after the country agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil reserves. [^7]\n\nDelcy Rodrígez praised the work of the government of U.S. President Donald Trump in reaching what she called a historic alliance between Venezuela and the United States. [^8]\n\nVenezuela signed agreements with transnational energy companies Chevron and Eni prior to Rodrígez's remarks. [^9]\n\nChevron CEO Mike Wirth said in a statement that the company's expanded position reflects confidence in Venezuela's deep resource potential and its ability to compete for investment for decades. [^10]\n\nChevron stated it has been assigned additional acreage in the Orinoco Belt and will expand its Petroindependencia joint venture to include two adjacent areas in the Carabobo region. [^11]\n\nThe new agreements provide enhanced fiscal, commercial, and legal terms to protect long-term investments, with total production costs expected to be less than $20 per barrel. 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