The Trump administration revoked Chevron’s Biden-era license to pump oil in Venezuela earlier this year. The move was championed by hard-line critics of Maduro’s government, including Rubio and key Florida Republicans in Congress, whose support Trump needed for his domestic policy package.

“Chevron has been informed that it has been granted licenses allowing it to continue its operations in Venezuela,” Maduro said in an interview with television network Telesur. The news was not immediately confirmed by Washington. Chevron, in a statement sent to AFP, neither confirmed nor denied the announcement from Maduro.