The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, celebrated this Monday the departure of the vessel Chrysopigi Lady with the first shipment of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) exported from the country, which she described as "a historic milestone for the well-being of the people."
In a message posted on her official account on X (formerly Twitter), Rodríguez shared a video of the ship's departure and emphasized that “together with the working class, we are marking this historic milestone by exporting the country's first molecule of gas.”
The announcement comes just two days after the National Assembly approved a reform of the hydrocarbons law that allows for the participation of private capital, both domestic and foreign, in the exploitation and commercialization of oil and gas, ending over twenty years of total state control over PDVSA.
The measure was welcomed by Washington as an essential step in the transition process agreed upon with the interim administration of Rodríguez following the capture of Nicolás Maduro on January 3. The United States reopened its embassy in Caracas on January 15 and authorized energy transactions with Venezuela under an international oversight framework.
This Monday, the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States in Caracas, Laura Dogu, met with the interim president Delcy Rodríguez and the president of the Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, at the Miraflores Palace. After the meeting, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela reminded on its X account of the “three phases” proposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the country's future: stabilization, economic recovery, and democratic transition.
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