Investigations Former CEO of Venezuelan Oil Company CITGO Held Hostage by Nicolas Maduro for Five Years Breaks Down with Etienne What Is REALLY Going On in Venezuela Jose Pereira was the US-based CEO of Venezuelan oil company Citgo Petroleum and after a Thanksgiving Day meeting in Caracas in 2017, he and five other Citgo executives were arrested By Etienne de la Boetie2 / 7 Jan 2026