U.S. Energy Chief Says Venezuela Could Boost Output by “Several Hundred Thousand Bpd by Year‑End”

U.S. energy secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday that Venezuela could add “several hundred thousand barrels per day” to oil production by year-end.“I think you’ll see several 100,000 barrels a day of additional production by the end of this year,” Wright said speaking at a conference in Paris.

(Reporting by Kate Abnet, Forrest Crellin, Writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)