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Unsurprisingly, Venezuela votes in favor of land and offshore oil theft

Posted in Guyana, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , , , on December 4, 2023| Leave a Comment »

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Per AP, The National Electoral Council claimed to have counted more than 10.5 million votes even though few voters could be seen at polling sites throughout the voting period for the five-question referendum.

This claim sees like a joke, but President Maduro’s intentions are not:

“It has been a total success for our country, for our democracy,” Maduro told supporters gathered in Caracas, the capital, after results were announced. 

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Venezuelan oil theft vote is today; will undoubtedly pass

Posted in Guyana, Offshore Energy - General, tagged , , , , on December 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Per AP:

  • “We are solving through constitutional, peaceful and democratic means an imperial dispossession of 150 years,” President Nicolás Maduro said after voting in a military complex in Caracas
  • Venezuela’s government promoted the referendum for weeks, framing participation as an act of patriotism, and often conflating it with a show of support for Maduro.
  • International court president Joan E. Donoghue said statements from Venezuela’s government suggest it “is taking steps with a view toward acquiring control over and administering the territory in dispute.”
  • Venezuela is taking concrete measures to build an airstrip to serve as a ‘logistical support point for the integral development of the Essequibo.”
  • The 61,600-square-mile territory accounts for two-thirds of Guyana and also borders Brazil.
  • Brazil has boosted its military presence in the region as a result of the dispute.

This is very troubling.

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