The Trump administration has granted Chevron a six-month license to restart oil production and exports in Venezuela, reversing a previous ban that was part of a broader sanctions campaign against President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government,

The Trump administration revoked Chevron’s Biden-era license to pump oil in Venezuela earlier this year. The move was championed by hard-line critics of Maduro’s government, including Rubio and key Florida Republicans in Congress, whose support Trump needed for his domestic policy package.