The Venezuelan patrol ship that entered Guyana’s waters Saturday and positioned itself near a vessel contracted by Exxon Mobil Corp. in the Stabroek oil block has departed the area, according to the Guyana Defence Force.

Exxon Mobil's consortium in Guyana has recovered $33.9 billion of its $41.1 billion investment at the Stabroek offshore block. Since starting oil production in 2019, output has surpassed 600,000 bpd.

Venezuelan coast guard vessels entered Guyana’s waters near Exxon Mobil Corp.’s offshore drilling site over the weekend and transmitted a radio message claiming it was patrolling a “disputed international” maritime zone.