The port is scheduled to reopen on September 24, and agency staff are already preparing on site, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a September 17 press conference.
EC president von der Leyen, told the European Parliament while Canadian Prime Minster Mark Carney looked on that, “We must urgently reimagine our partnerships.”
President Trump has been pushing American oil companies to invest in Venezuela since the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, was captured in a military raid in January.
The national average for diesel hit $6.06 a gallon on September 10, up from $5.85 a gallon the previous week, and from $3.71 at that same time in 2025.
The investment, which gives the U.S. government a 20% stake in the publicly traded company, is characterized as strengthening domestic tungsten capacity.
Businesses have spent years preparing for supply chain disruptions. Few are prepared for a reality where suppliers decide long-term contracts no longer make sense.