A week of bold actions and wild rhetoric
Nicolás Maduro’s removal has opened the door to a huge and complex debt workout
Chief executive Darren Woods pushes back against president’s call to rush back into troubled country
US president seeks to win commitments from oil executives to invest up to $100bn
Revived attempt to create a $260bn megamerger underscores the desperate need for copper
Companies wary of administration’s strategy and want security and legal guarantees
Bolívar has fallen nearly 20% on black market, after US capture of President Maduro
Doubling down on fossil fuels threatens to leave the US floundering in the AI race with China
Mike Wirth has built a massive advantage for the only US oil company on the ground in the Caribbean nation
Cocoa set for large-scale buying during index rebalance period
Discussions over a tie-up to create the world’s largest mining group come as race to secure copper reshapes the sector
US banks are positioning themselves for long-term opportunities in energy and infrastructure
Trump’s military actions in Venezuela show how US foreign policy has become geared towards securing access to energy and critical minerals
President’s effort to drive down crude prices will hit sector struggling to sustain output growth
Maduro’s capture leaves Putin’s costly plans to build an anti-US bulwark in Latin America in tatters
Shares in Danish territory’s biggest bank have risen 33% this week
Russia’s foreign ministry accuses Washington of lowering ‘threshold for use of force’
Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is in close contact with US secretary of state Marco Rubio
Entrepreneurs seek to steal a march on bigger rivals that are still weighing risks of re-entering the country
South American country’s crude is a thick, black sludge that is more expensive to produce than lighter oil
Chinese producers fear similar US intervention in Iran would disrupt access to discounted crude supplies
Data group forecasts deficit of 10mn tonnes by 2040, equivalent to nearly one-third of current global demand
Like the Spanish conquistadors, the president’s search for mineral wealth in South America will weaken the US
Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets
Interception follows failed attempt to capture vessel as it headed to Venezuela last month
