Venezuela has again objected to exploration for oil in local waters by US company ExxonMobil and has accused the firm of violating international laws.
“…your communication and actions openly contradict the due respect towards Public International Law and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, clearly showing your intention to subvert it, since privately and unilaterally you intend to perform unauthorised operations in a vast offshore space adjacent to our energy reserves in the so-called Stabroek block, which the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has not recognized, now or in the past,” Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez said in a letter to the company’s Country Manager Jeff Simon.
“Furthermore, this action constitutes a breach of the provisions of the Geneva Convention of
