"The Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, announced in Caracas on Friday that her country has signed a contract for the commercialisation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This will allow Venezuela to export the product for the first time in its history. During her address to the National Council for the Productive Economy, the leader mentioned that this would be a significant milestone for Venezuela. However, she did not specify the duration of the agreement or who it was signed with. "Today, for the first time in our history, a contract for the commercialisation of LPG, of gas, has been signed. The first molecule of gas from Venezuela will be exported," Rodriguez said. She also mentioned that the signing of the contract comes as 'we had announced it', recalling that last October, when she served as executive vice president under Nicolas Maduro, she mentioned that the country was working on projects with 'major transnational companies' in gas to export its first molecule and asserted, 'We are delivering for President Maduro, and we are delivering for our people.' The announcement comes after the United States announced a 'new oil agreement' with Venezuela, under which Washington will receive between 30 and 50 million barrels of crude, whose sale will be controlled by the US. Meanwhile, Rodriguez called for the creation of a committee to defend the Caribbean country's economic rights before international bodies, after denouncing that her country has been 'subjected to an unprecedented economic blockade'. She said the committee's goal will be "to defend Venezuela's economic rights in multilateral organisations and international bodies" and noted that it would be made up of representatives of the national Executive, as well as delegates from the private sector in areas such as oil, industry, commerce and banking, among others. Rodriguez also said that while relations with the United States have had 'setbacks', issues of energy, commercial and economic cooperation are now being addressed 'in different ways', adding that 'that binational economic agenda must be at the service of the Venezuelan people'."