Three weeks since attack, US plans focus on oil, but little clarity emerges, as analysts warn of Venezuela faultlines.
Opposition declined to vote for bill to overhaul oil sector that they had only received just before it was tabled.
Donald Trump has threatened to cut Venezuelan shipments of oil to Cuba, exerting further pressure on its economy.
Venezuelan vice president says Maduro’s whereabouts unknown after dramatic attacks capping months of tension.
The intervention exposes how great-power geopolitics have hollowed out the UN Charter system.
The Venezuelan opposition leader said she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize, an honour he has long coveted.
US has moved to assert strict control over production and sale of Venezuelan oil since attacking the country this month.
Three weeks since attack, US plans focus on oil, but little clarity emerges, as analysts warn of Venezuela faultlines.
The type of oil held by Venezuela makes it particularly lucrative for US refineries, analysts say.
Trump showers acting Venezuelan president with praise after first phone call since US abduction of President Maduro.
Experts said oil execs gave a ‘less-than-full-throated’ approval as they waited on terms from US and Venezuela.
US forces say another Venezuela-linked tanker seized as Trump moves to take control of nation’s oil reserves.