Delcy Rodríguez is the Acting President of Venezuela, sworn in on January 5, 2026 after the U.S. military's capture of Nicolás Maduro. She is the senior figure foreign-investor and compliance teams now negotiate with on every Venezuelan counterparty question.
Héctor Obregón is the President of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) — Venezuela's state oil company — originally named by Nicolás Maduro in August 2024 and ratified by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in March 2026.
Manuel Quevedo
— Former PDVSA President and Oil Minister
Manuel Quevedo is a retired Venezuelan National Guard general who served as President of PDVSA and Oil Minister from 2017 to 2020, during a steep collapse in oil output.
Pedro Tellechea is a former President of PDVSA and Oil Minister of Venezuela — the executive who briefly led the Venezuelan oil sector during the OFAC General License 44 window before being removed in 2024.
Rafael Ramírez
— Former PDVSA President and Oil Minister (in exile)
Rafael Ramírez led PDVSA and the Venezuelan oil sector for 14 years (2002–2014) — the longest run of any modern PDVSA president — and is now a prominent dissident living in exile.
Tareck El Aissami
— Former Vice President and Oil Minister of Venezuela (in Venezuelan custody)
Tareck El Aissami is a former Executive Vice President and former Oil Minister of Venezuela — long one of the most powerful figures in the Maduro government before being arrested in 2024 on corruption charges.