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 President Nicolás Maduro’s government, including Rubio and key Florida Republicans in Congress, whose support Trump needed for his sweeping domestic policy package.

The US restored Chevron Corp.’s ability to pump oil in Venezuela, reversing a decision made just two months earlier when the Trump administration was seeking to exert more pressure on the regime of President Nicolas Maduro.