Caracas, January 19 (RHC)-- Despite the illegal sanctions that the U.S. Treasury Department maintains against Venezuela, Chevron Corp. (CVX), a U.S. oil company, filed tax returns for about 300 million dollars to the Bolivarian government last year, as reported by Bloomberg News this week.

Chevron Corp. filed tax returns worth about $300 million with the Venezuelan government last year, raising questions about how much President Nicolás Maduro is benefiting from the US company’s oil production in spite of sanctions.

In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline "to support the restoration of democracy" after President Nicolás Maduro promised to work toward an open presidential election, granting U.

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela aimed for a democratic election amid US economic sanctions, offering Chevron a permit to export Venezuelan oil. Despite an unfair election and criticism, oil revenues have bolstered Venezuela's economy.

Chevron Corp. filed tax returns worth about $300 million with the Venezuelan government last year, raising questions about how much President Nicolás Maduro is benefiting from the US company’s oil production in spite of sanctions.