US President Donald Trump’s plan to revoke Chevron Corp.’s operating license in Venezuela threatens to force the nation’s oil sector back into the shadows, paving the way for corruption and huge discounts in the Asian market.

The US president cited Venezuela's “electoral conditions” as a reason, adding that the regime hasn’t taken back “violent criminals” at a fast-enough pace.

U.S. President Donald Trump's cancellation of licenses for foreign oil companies to operate in sanctioned Venezuela will reduce the dollars on offer in the country's exchange market, stoking depreciation of the local bolivar currency and prices,