The Venezuelan information ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr. Maduro has steadily consolidated power in Venezuela after winning re-election in 2018 in a vote considered fraudulent by the United States. As his power grew, his incentive to negotiate a political deal with the weakened opposition waned.
The authoritarian president scrapped the last round of talks in October, after the United States took into custody a Venezuela-based businessman who helped the government bypass sanctions.
The small sanctions concessions follow a rare trip by senior Biden administration officials to Caracas in March, which led to the release of two American prisoners held by Mr. Maduro’s government. Eight more United States citizens remain imprisoned in Venezuela.
It remains unclear whether the administration’s limited allowances will be enough to entice Mr. Maduro to offer meaningful political concessions to the opposition. Chevron and other oil companies in Venezuela remain banned from selling oil to the United States; dozens of other senior Venezuelan officials, including Mr. Maduro, remain under sanctions.
Delcy Rodríguez, a top senior official and ally of Mr. Maduro, in a Twitter post on Tuesday implied that the sanction deal was broader than what was announced by the White House, and would allow foreign oil companies to restart operations in Venezuela.
The senior Biden administration official urged Venezuelan negotiators to create conditions for free and fair national elections as quickly as possible. Time is running out for the Biden administration, which is facing midterm elections in the United States in November that could put Republicans in control of Congress — potentially blocking the White House’s policy priorities, including in Venezuela.