Tanker brokers calm as Venezuela ramps up pressure over disputed Guyana region

Consensus is that US interests in oil-producing country make any military move by Maduro too risky

A Venezuelan government supporter holds a sign that reads: ‘The Essequibo is ours, vote YES 5 times.’
A Venezuelan government supporter holds a sign that reads: ‘The Essequibo is ours, vote YES 5 times.’Photo: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
Published 8 December 2023, 11:51Updated 8 December 2023, 12:13
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