Venezuela has deployed soldiers on its eastern Caribbean coast as neighbor Guyana received a warship from the U.K. amid a dispute over the Essequibo territory, President Nicolas Maduro said on state TV, according to Bloomberg’s Andreina Itriago Acosta. “Venezuela has the right to defend itself, to tranquility, to peace,” Maduro said, while accusing Guyana of violating an agreement to continue talks without use of arms. “We do not accept provocations, threats from anything or anyone.” Shares of Hess (HES) have dropped about 2% amid the news. The company, which is being acquired by Chevron (CVX), has holdings in Guyana. Chevron’s stock is also lower in Thursday afternoon trading.
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