This new comes after the United Kingdom recently set a warship to the area, on top of the United States already performing exercises and claiming to stand with the Guyanans in this skirmish. At the same time, the Biden administration has moved to relax some restrictions against Venezuelan oil trade which benefits Western allies, as both Venezuela and Guyana are major players in the international oil business.
For more context and keynotes to this conflict, check out The WinePress reports on this new conflict: WW III: Venezuela Prepares To Invade ‘Oil-Rich’ Guyana. U.S. To Conduct Military Drills With Guyana, Brazil Also Sends Troops To Defend & UK To Send Warship To Guyana, As Venezuela Looks To Invade ‘Oil-Rich’ Nation, But US Relaxes Sanctions Against Venezuela
OilPrice.com provides more details on this latest move:
Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has ordered the immediate start of exploration and exploitation of oil reserves in the Essequibo region—the disputed territory that Venezuelans voted to annex.
Per an AP report, President Maduro said that he is “to grant operating licenses for the exploration and exploitation of oil, gas and mines in the entire area of our Essequibo.”
He also issued an order for the creation of local subsidiaries of the state oil and mining companies, PDVSA and Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana.
The Venezuelan parliament has yet to pass a law establishing Venezuela’s jurisdiction over the Essequibo region, which represents two-thirds of the territory of Guyana and is where its oil riches are concentrated.
Guyana has refused to accept the results of the Venezuelan referendum, saying it was an attempt at annexing most of its territory, even after the International Court of Justice ruled that Essequibo is part of Guyana. Venezuela’s government has said it does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICJ on the matter.
Essequibo used to be part of Venezuela during its colonial period but at the end of the 19th century an international arbitration gave the land to Guyana, then a British colony. Venezuela has never accepted the arbitration decision but for most of the time since it was made it has not acted on its grievance.
Following last weekend’s referendum, Guyana said it will reach out to the UN Security Council for help if Venezuela takes any further steps to establish control over the Essequibo region.
The Attorney General of the former British colony told the AFP that “any action or any attempt to take any action pursuant to the referendum will necessitate a resort to the UN Security Council as an injured party.”
As Maduro yesterday announced the set-up of a Comprehensive Defense Operational Zone for the Essequibo region, Guyana’s Attorney General said that “In terms of military, it (the UNSC) can authorise the use of armed forces by member states to assist in the enforcement.”
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
With another war about ready to break loose, look for more vested nations to get involved to get control over the oil. Furthermore, do not be surprised if you see oil prices start to fluctuate again.
[7] And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. [8] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:7-8
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Someone (saved of course ) should come out with a study of the 12 boundaries the LORD put in place so that knowledge that was lost could help in these times.
Plusnit wiuld be neat and good for the body of christ to keep and pass down through the generations … unless the catching up happens soon.
Kh@zar dogs at it again….keep going world your doing a good job obeying the synagogue of S…..oops I can’t say it on Christian websitses
So why do you bother commenting and following my website then?