Venezuela canceló contratos de gas con Trinidad y Tobago en medio de tensiones en el Caribe
Venezuela anunció la extinción inmediata de todos los acuerdos para suministrar gas a Trinidad y Tobago
TL;DR
- Venezuela has canceled its natural gas supply agreements with Trinidad and Tobago.
- Venezuela accuses Trinidad and Tobago of participating in the 'theft of Venezuelan oil' following the U.S. seizure of a tanker carrying crude.
- Venezuela views the U.S. naval deployment in the Caribbean as an attempt to instigate regime change, while Trinidad and Tobago states it aims to combat transnational crime.
- The U.S. seized the tanker 'Skipper' for alleged links to smuggling sanctioned Iranian oil, but it was carrying Venezuelan crude.
- Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister had previously expressed unwillingness to deepen energy relations with Venezuela and was declared 'persona non grata' by Venezuela.