Delcy Rodríguez: The energy future must be done with great responsibility, without illegal sanctions

Published at: 11/02/2025 10:43 AM

The Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, warned during her participation in the 3rd Edition of Energy Week in New Delhi, India, about the danger posed to the world's energy future by Unilateral Coercive Measures imposed on oil countries.

“The energy future must be done with great responsibility, without illegal sanctions that weigh so absurdly on the future as the future is being compromised,” Rodríguez said, while highlighting the predominant role that Venezuela plays for the global energy market.

In this regard, Rodríguez pointed out that our country has light oil, many reserves of heavy and extra heavy oil, so he reiterated that this oil must be at the service of development in the terms they have been evaluating: universal access, climate commitment and energy security.

He also stressed that oil and gas producing nations are of paramount importance in the global economy, so he assured that it is impossible to exclude them, at least, in the next three decades.

“In the case of Venezuela, trying to exclude the country that has the largest oil reserves on this planet is absurd. I think the times are proving that those who wanted to exclude Venezuela from the international energy formula were wrong,” he said. He also highlighted the work done by nations such as India, China and Russia.

Climate Change

On the other hand, the minister of oil, also drew attention to the need to take action on the climate issue and to respect the energy trilemma.

“That energy trilemma is now completely violated and altered, why? 26 percent of the planet's daily oil production is under illegal and illegal sanctions (...) An issue like this cannot be ideologized because we are talking directly about the right of peoples to development, to the future, and there we have to be very responsible, to have equality, equity,” he emphasized.

Regarding the environmental issue, Rodríguez recalled that 2024 was “the hottest year in history and was the year with the highest number of emissions in history.”

Mazo News Team