CARACAS, Feb 5, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA said Wednesday that interim president Delcy Rodriguez met with oil executives from Spain's Repsol and France's Maurel & Prom on Wednesday, a month after the United States deposed the country's leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

In two statements, PDVSA said Rodriguez held meetings with Repsol to "strengthen the country's energy soverignty through respect and win-win cooperation" and with Maurel & Prom to consolidate "strategic alliances that reinforce the country's energy production capacity."

Both companies operate in Venezuela, but have faced repeated disruptions due to US sanctions.