Shell to complete survey at Venezuela gas field as license wind-down approaches
Colombia-flagged survey vessel Dona Jose II arrived in U.S.-sanctioned Venezuela this month to gather data for Shell and Trinidad's National Gas Company, according to LSEG vessel monitoring data. The exploration work, to be completed in the coming weeks, will allow the company to determine drilling locations and pipeline design should Washington eventually allow the project's development, planned to provide gas to Trinidad, the two sources added. The vessel had been chartered by Shell when U.S. President Donald Trump's administration earlier this month announced the cancellation of a license it granted in 2023 to plan and develop the Dragon field.