Local PressConfirmedFebruary 21, 2026

    State Media Celebrates Sixth Major Licensed as "Oil Renaissance" While Independents Track Grid Collapse and Export Bottlenecks

    VTV frames GL 50A and the Rodríguez-Petro meeting as proof of irreversible normalisation. Independent outlets focus on the 6-8 hour daily blackouts crippling Zulia, crude backing up at La Salina, and the lake channel too shallow for full tanker loads.

    VTV frames GL 50A and the Rodríguez-Petro meeting as proof of irreversible normalisation. Independent outlets focus on the 6-8 hour daily blackouts crippling Zulia, crude backing up at La Salina, and the lake channel too shallow for full tanker loads.

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