Venezuela Terminates Gas Contracts with Trinidad – Vice President Rodriquez

• Venezuela has decided to immediately terminate all contracts, agreements and negotiations for the supply of natural gas to Trinidad and Tobago. This is according to Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who on Monday cited “hostile acts” involving the United States.
• In a communique published on December 15, Venezuela accused the government of Trinidad and Tobago of participating in the “theft” of Venezuelan oil following what it described as a December 10 assault by the United States on a vessel transporting Venezuelan crude. The statement characterised the incident as an act of piracy and a violation of international law and the principles of free navigation and trade.
• The Venezuelan government further alleged that Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has pursued a hostile agenda toward Caracas since taking office, including allowing the installation of U.S. military radar systems to monitor vessels carrying Venezuelan oil. It said Trinidad’s territory had been turned into a platform for U.S. actions against Venezuela.
• As a result, the government said it would halt any current or future contractual arrangements or negotiations related to natural gas supply to the Caribbean nation.

(Source: OIL Now)