U.S. Pushes for Venezuela Investment, Energy Secretary Warns About Legitimacy of Chinese Deals

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speak with the media after attending a meeting, marking the highest-level U.S. visit focused on energy policy to the OPEC nation in nearly three decades, as Washington conducts its first on-the-ground assessment of the oil industry it aims to help rebuild, in Caracas, Venezuela, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

By Marianna Parraga, Sarah Kinosian and Timothy Gardner

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright pushed on Wednesday for expanded U.S. investments in Venezuela as part of the highest-level U.S. visit focused on energy policy in nearly three decades, while warning about the legitimacy of Chinese businesses in the OPEC country.

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