In the competitive global oil industry, firms in Venezuela urgently seek U.S. licenses to maintain operations beyond May 31. As sanctions are reinstated, these companies flood the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) with permit applications. Each project requires a specific license, causing a backlog and risking legal or contractual violations for some […]
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