(BOE Report)– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has the flexibility and the incentive to offer crude oil cargoes, which the country mostly sells to China, as a bargaining chip if Venezuela were to hold negotiations with the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which has boosted its military presence in the Caribbean, has said he is open to talks with
(Oil Price)– A massive fire has erupted at a crude oil upgrader project in Venezuela after an explosion was heard near the distillation tower, workers on site and sources at state oil firm PDVSA told Reuters. The Petrocedeno project in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt, operational since 2000, was one of the four original projects in the heavy crude oil belt in the
(Oil Price) – The fate of Citgo, the jewel in the crown of Venezuela’s PDVSA, may be decided by the end of this week. The Venezuelan state-owned oil company may lose its prized asset. The creditors that fueled the process that led to the auction for Citgo may be left with empty hands, as well. The U.S.-based refining company used to
(Investing) – Venezuelan state-run PDVSA’s oil sales abroad in 2024 stood at $17.52 billion, according to a results document seen by Reuters on Friday, as exports jumped due to U.S. licenses allowing foreign partners to operate in the sanctioned OPEC member. There are no comparative figures from previous years because PDVSA has not published its results since 2016, and it did
(BOE Report)– Venezuela exported some 844,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude and fuel in June, an 8% increase from the previous month as the loss of the U.S. and European markets was offset by more cargoes sent to China, according to shipping data and documents. Washington in late May terminated a group of licenses that had authorized partners of
(Oil Price) – PDVSA, the state oil firm of Venezuela, will continue to produce alone crude from its joint ventures with Chevron after the Trump Administration axed the U.S. supermajor’s license to operate in the South American country, Reuters reports, citing a PDVSA document it has seen. At the end of February, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a sanction waiver for Chevron that allowed
(Investing) – HOUSTON/MARACAY – Venezuela’s oil exports rose to a four-year high, approaching 950,000 barrels per day in October, boosted by growing crude output and more sales to India and the United States, according to shipping data and documents from state firm PDVSA. The increase happened despite a large storage terminal fire last month, tighter U.S. sanctions since June and the
(World Oil) – Jindal Power Ltd. is walking away from a venture that would have operated an oil-processing facility for Venezuela’s state-controlled crude producer, according to people familiar with the matter. India’s Jindal is exiting the deal under which it would have overseen one of Petroleos de Venezuela’s key installations for producing and processing heavy-crude oil for export, said the people, who
Yahoo Finance Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court reaffirmed on Thursday a decision recognizing U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips’ arbitration claim against Venezuela, which could freeze the Caribbean country’s payments to its neighbor for joint natural gas projects. In late May, the court’s original decision opened the door for ConocoPhillips to enforce in that country a $1.33 billion claim against Venezuela for
Oil Price Venezuela’s president, Nicolas, Maduro, has accepted a U.S. proposal for a new round of talks on local policies and the future of U.S. oil sanctions on Caracas. “I have received the proposal during two continuous months from the United States government to reestablish talks and direct dialogue,” Maduro said on Venezuelan television, as quoted by the Associated Press “After thinking
Oil Price U.S. officials and lawmakers have recently met with Venezuelan opposition politicians and supervisors of state-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum, as Venezuela seeks to pause an ongoing court-ordered auction of shares, sources close to the discussions have told Reuters. The sale process of shares to pay creditors and claimants against Venezuela’s oil asset appropriation and debts owed by Citgo was launched by a
Oil Price After the sanctions relief from the U.S. last month, Venezuela is in contact with domestic and international oilfield services providers to help it ramp up crude oil production, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources close to the negotiations. Venezuela’s state-controlled oil firm PDVSA is discussing hiring equipment and services from oilfield services suppliers now that the United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s
