Jan 24 (Reuters) – The United States ​is in talks ‌with Chevron, other crude ‌producers, and major oilfield service providers about a ⁠plan to ‌quickly raise Venezuela’s crude production, ‍Bloomberg News reported on Saturday citing senior ​administration officials.

Officials ‌have discussed deploying SLB, Halliburton and Baker Hughes to repair and replace ⁠outdated equipment, ​and refresh ​older drilling sites, the report said.

Reuters ‍could ⁠not immediately verify the report.

(Reporting by ⁠Rajveer Singh Pardesi ‌in BengaluruEditing by ‌Tomasz Janowski)