Venezuela, TotalEnergies subsidiary sign energy co-op agreement
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez and Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies (L), look as a memorandum of understanding to boost bilateral energy cooperation is signed, Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 19, 2026. (Reuters Photo)


Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday oversaw the signing of an energy cooperation deal between state-run oil firm PDVSA and TotalEnergies E&P New Ventures, a subsidiary of French energy giant TotalEnergies, according to the presidential press office.

The agreement was signed at Miraflores Palace in Caracas by PDVSA President Hector Obregon and Francisco Javier Rielo, TotalEnergies' senior vice president for the Americas.

No details of the agreement were available.

Rodriguez previously said Venezuela has reliable legal conditions to attract new investment through the Organic Hydrocarbons Law, approved earlier this year.

The agreement is the latest in a series of oil deals between multinational companies and Venezuela's new government following the U.S. removal of former President Nicolas Maduro in January.