Eric Martin

SCOOP: US forces have intercepted and SEIZED a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of #Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter tell me, @GaripPatricia @BenBartenstein. The move marks a SERIOUS escalation of tensions between the two countries. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Summary of my 24 hours on the ground in #Venezuela. Investors/potential investors are visiting, but the country's legal/regulatory framework and political/democratic future (Delcy Rodriguez ducked a question on the timeline for elections) continue as large areas of concern... 👇🏼

Fascinating to see Caracas, #Venezuela -- a place whose political protagonists I've written about for more than a decade, but somewhere I've not known in person until now. Investors are visiting, but economic challenges for the vast majority of people remain real, often dire...

Mexico's president faces a stiff US-imposed test of how far she is willing to go to clean house and fight narco cartels, says @JPSpinetto bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Venezuela’s crude exports rose for a third month, surpassing 1 million barrels a day in April bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on top Cuban officials, the White House said, part of the administration’s push to force the regime to give up power bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

American Airlines resumed flights to Venezuela after a seven-year hiatus, as President Donald Trump pushes to restore commercial and diplomatic ties after ordering the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Eric Martin reports bloom.bg/3QIq85C

Disapproval of interim President Delcy Rodríguez rose in April as Venezuelans grow increasingly impatient with a bleak economic outlook bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez declines to suggest a timeline for #Venezuela elections in response to a question from @tylerpager. "I don't know; sometime..." she says, before leaving.

Exxon CEO Darren Woods on Venezuela. From (Jan 9, 2026) "univestable" to (May 1, 2026) "... Venezuela is a huge resource that's now opened up more freely to the world [...] I think we'll be uniquely positioned and play an important role in bringing those barrels to market..."

Venezolanos: ¿Que tipo de árbol es este?

¡Buenos días, #Venezuela!

¡El primer vuelo comercial desde los EE.UU. a #Venezuela en 7 años ha llegado! @AmericanAir

Sun sets over #Caracas

¡El primer vuelo comercial desde EE.UU en 7 años aterriza en #Venezuela! @AmericanAir

.@AmericanAir resumed service to #Venezuela today for the first time in seven years! I know because I'm writing to you from the plane midair! Dozens of #Venezuela flags, cafecito from a Miami Cuban shop, and arepas awaited to send us off at the gate. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thanks for the heads up, @googlefi, but this plane is just passing over...

Banderas, arrepas y café para los últimos pasos en la puerta de abordar en Miami para #Caracas

¡Fui el PRIMER pasajero en llegar al mostrador para el primer vuelo comercial desde EE.UU. a #Venezuela desde 2019! @AmericanAir