Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez introduced on Sunday that the nation’s first cargo of liquefied petroleum fuel had been exported.
The announcement in a put up on her Telegram channel on Sunday comes nearly a month after President Donald Trump ordered a navy operation that led to the seize of Venezuela’s former President Nicolas Maduro, who now faces federal prices within the U.S.
Rodriguez, Maduro’s former vp, was sworn in because the interim president after his seize in January.
Venezuela’s appearing President Delcy Rodriguez makes a press release to the press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Picture/Ariana Cubillos)
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Rodriguez mentioned the ship, the Chrysopigi Girl, had set sail from Venezuela “with the primary cargo of Liquefied Petroleum Fuel,” in a put up, initially in Spanish.
The Singapore-flagged Chrysopigi Girl left from a port in northern Venezuela on the night of Feb. 1 and is about to reach in Windfall, Rhode Island, in accordance with marinetraffic.com.
“Proud to share this second: the vessel Chrysopigi Girl has set sail from Venezuela with the primary cargo of Liquefied Petroleum Fuel,” Rodriguez mentioned within the put up. “We’re marking this historic milestone by exporting the nation’s first molecule of fuel; an achievement for the well-being of the individuals of Venezuela.”
Rodriguez faces key checks within the weeks forward. Since turning into the nation’s de facto chief, she has struggled along with her new twin duties of sustaining order at house and managing diplomatic relations with america who carried out a navy operation on her nation’s soil weeks in the past.
23 January 2026, Venezuela, Amuay: View of the Amuay refinery. Picture by: Jesus Vargas/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photos
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Final week, Rodriguez appeared to wrestle publicly with the suitable tone to each fulfill Washington and assert Venezuela’s independence.
Rodriguez mentioned Venezuela has “opened an area for political dialogue,” however warned “those that search to perpetuate hurt and aggression in opposition to the individuals of Venezuela ought to keep in Washington,” in public feedback throughout a ceremony recognizing her as Venezuela’s Commander-in-Chief in Caracas on Jan. 28.
Rodriguez additionally mentioned “nobody” in Venezuela surrendered in the course of the navy operation on Jan. 3. “That’s the reason I say honor and glory to the heroes and heroines of January 3, 2026,” she mentioned in the course of the ceremony on Jan. 28.
About 100 individuals general had been killed in the course of the U.S. navy operation on Jan. 3, Venezuela’s inside minister, Diosdado Cabello, mentioned on Jan. 8, according to Reuters. Out of the 100, 32 Cuban safety officers had been killed in the course of the assault, the Cuban authorities confirmed on Jan. 4.
