Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced the departure of the US company’s ship on Telegram, stating that it was “in strict compliance with regulations and in fulfillment of the commitments made by our oil industry.”

Rodriguez emphasized that Venezuela has always been and will continue to be respectful of national and international law. “Nothing and no one will stop our homeland on its path of progress and victory!” she affirmed.

The president of the state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Hector Obregon, posted on his Instagram account that the vessel departed in “strict compliance with national and international regulations.”

He emphasized that this shipment “is in accordance with the production and marketing agreements established by our industry and demonstrates PDVSA’s commitment to a sovereign, legal, and responsible energy policy on the international stage.”

Last week, the Bolivarian government categorically denounced and rejected the theft and hijacking of a second private vessel transporting Venezuelan oil, as well as the enforced disappearance of its crew.

A statement expressed that the robbery was committed by US military personnel in international waters, which is a serious act of piracy, and “a flagrant violation of the crime stipulated in Article 3 of the 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, as well as a gross violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations.”

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