The state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) announced that it exceeded its production target for 2025, reaching 1,200,000 barrels per day this Saturday, December 20, as part of the Productive Independence Plan.
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According to Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, this achievement lays the foundation for a sustained increase in production by 2026.
Her message comes amid the multifaceted aggression that the United States is carrying out against Venezuela with the aim of appropriating crude oil and oil reserves, in addition to other strategic resources that the South American nation possesses.
“The best Christmas gift that our people, of dignified and free men and women, can receive is the unmeasured effort of our oil workforce that confronts and defeats the harassment, hostilities, and imperial illegality that attacks and threatens the human rights of Venezuelans,” Vice President Rodriguez highlighted.
PDVSA anuncia que, en el marco del Plan de Independencia Productiva, sus trabajadores han alcanzado la meta de 1.200.000 barriles prevista para este año, y se prepara para lograr el incremento de producción y metas para el 2026.#DelcyRodríguez pic.twitter.com/vHD1dkmges
— teleSUR TV (@teleSURtv) December 20, 2025
The achievement comes after the announcement by US President Donald Trump to impose a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela and the recent seizure of a ship transporting Venezuelan oil.
Added to this is the decision of a US court to approve the forced sale of the Venezuelan company CITGO Petroleum; a plundering that for Venezuela represents a patrimonial loss exceeding 35 billion dollars, according to a complaint made Friday by the Minister of Hydrocarbons, Delcy Rodríguez.
Rodriguez highlighted the commitment of the company and the government to follow a course of honor and national dignity alongside President Nicolás Maduro, in a context of external challenges.
The Productive Independence Plan was emphasized, which seeks to strengthen national production and reduce external dependence, consolidating PDVSA as a motor of the Venezuelan economy.
Rodríguez emphasized that this work scheme focuses on the recovery of infrastructure, the promotion of technological innovation, and the active participation of the organized workforce.
Looking ahead to 2026, the state-owned oil company is preparing to increase its production, with the aim of exceeding the levels achieved this year. These goals seek to guarantee the internal supply of hydrocarbons, as well as the generation of income through exports.
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