A Venezuelan delegation, including oil minister Paula Henao and a senior official from state oil company PDVSA, will participate in G20 energy meetings in Houston, Texas, this week after a US invitation, American officials confirmed Monday. The talks, which run through Wednesday and gather delegations from the world's largest economies alongside major oil producers, come as global energy markets remain rattled by the ongoing US-Iran war, with US diesel prices hitting a record average of $6.20 per gallon. Venezuela's inclusion follows an August deal granting the United States majority control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan proven petroleum reserves, with Washington hoping Venezuelan oil can help ease supply pressures — though analysts warn any significant output increase remains years away.