Issuance of Venezuela-Related General Licenses and Frequently Asked Questions

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 8K, "Authorizing Transactions Involving Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) Necessary for the Limited Maintenance of Essential Operations in Venezuela or the Wind Down of Operations in Venezuela for Certain Entities" and Venezuela-related General License 41, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Chevron Corporation’s Joint Ventures in Venezuela".  Additionally, OFAC is issuing two new Venezuela-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 1098 and 1099).