Earthquakes, Energy Strain

A weak magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km northwest of El Tocuyo in Lara state on Wednesday, Nov 11, per VolcanoDiscovery.com.

The Caracas metropolitan area also experienced two smaller quakes earlier that day—2.1 and 2.2 magnitude—reportedly centered near the Caribbean Sea and Vargas region, VolcanoDiscovery.com notes.

Meanwhile, Venezuela’s electrical grid continues to deteriorate, with residents in Cabimas facing severe outages, as reported by SBS News.

ExxonMobil is reportedly eyeing a return to Venezuela under new post-US-bombing hydrocarbons framework, per Orinoco Tribune, signaling renewed international interest.