According to Reuters, the US has fully repaid the proceeds from the initial oil trade within the framework of the agreement between Venezuela and Washington-Caracas. We are talking about a total of $500 million: it is said that the last remaining $200 million has also been transferred to the Venezuelan government.
Earlier, Delsi Rodriguez reported that $300 million from this package came back from oil sales at the end of January. Now, the remaining portion has been finally calculated, and a signal has emerged stating that the total amount has been "fully closed."
This event naturally raises the question: "What will happen now?" On the one hand, such a complete calculation shows that communication channels are open, agreements are working without remaining on paper. On the other hand, any financial actions related to Venezuela will be highly volatile against the backdrop of political decisions and sanctions - hence, further steps will not be easily predictable.
In short, for now, the fact is this: the 500 million received from the first transaction has been fully returned. If such transparent calculations continue in subsequent stages, this could affect both the rules of the oil market and the mood in the region.
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