( November 14, 2025, 12:10 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — The federal judge in Delaware overseeing an auction of Venezuelan oil shares to satisfy confirmed international arbitration awards and civil judgments against Venezuela worth more than $22 billion on Nov. 13 denied motions to disqualify himself, a court-appointed special master who recently recommended the court favor a $5.8 billion bid for Venezuela’s oil shares or the special master’s advisers filed by Venezuela, its affiliates and a rejected bidder....