Venezuelan oil reaches Caribbean ports in post-sanctions trade shift
January 20, 2026
(World Oil) – Tankers have begun discharging Venezuelan crude at Caribbean islands, publicly signaling their activity in a move that marks a new trade order after U.S. exerted control over Caracas’ oil industry. Two vessels delivered about 2.5 million barrels of Venezuela’s Merey crude to storage tanks on Saint Lucia and Curacao, staging posts for broader exports, over the weekend, according to
