Maduro Appoints Key Ally Rodríguez as Venezuela Oil Minister

President Nicolás Maduro appointed Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s new oil minister, while she continues to act as vice president.

The move sees Hector Obregón step in as the new head of state-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA, replacing Pedro Tellechea, who will become industry minister, according to a statement shared by Venezuela’s information minister.

Anabel Pereira Fernández was named the new finance minister.

Delcy Rodriguez

Photographer: Bloomberg

The shakeup comes one month after Venezuela’s disputed presidential vote, in which the electoral authority declared that Maduro was reelected for a third consecutive term. The results have been contested by the opposition, while some Maduro ...