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Monday, May 12, 2025
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Energy

Traders Rebrand Venezuelan Oil for China as Brazilian, Sources and Tanker Trackers Say

Traders have rebranded more than $1 billion of Venezuelan oil shipments to China as Brazilian crude over the past year, according to two tanker tracking firms,

May 12, 2025
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Thursday, May 1, 2025
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Energy

Venezuela Loses 20% Of Oil Exports After Cargo Cancellations to Chevron

Venezuela's oil exports fell almost 20% to some 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April, the lowest level in nine months, as cargo cancellations to U.S.-based

May 1, 2025
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Shipping

Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade

On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the east of Malaysia after a two-month voyage from

April 29, 2025
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Energy

Oil Loading Slows at Venezuela’s Ports Amid US Tariffs, License Termination, Data Shows

Loading of Venezuela's heavy crude at its main oil ports slowed this week after the U.S. imposed a tariff on trade with countries buying the South American

March 25, 2025
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Monday, March 24, 2025
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Energy

Trump Says Nations Buying Venezuela Oil, Gas Face 25% Charge

President Donald Trump said he would seek a 25% tariff on any nation purchasing oil and gas from Venezuela, citing migration and criminal gang members in the

March 24, 2025
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Sunday, March 2, 2025
The Prosperity FPSO at Payara, Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block. Photo courtesy ExxonMobil
Shipping

Guyana Says Venezuelan Vessel Entered Oil Block In Guyanese Waters

March 1 (Reuters) – Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said on Saturday that a Venezuelan coast guard patrol entered Guyanese waters earlier in the

March 2, 2025
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
News

Trump Reverses Chevron’s Venezuela Oil License, Citing Lack of Electoral Reforms

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was reversing a license given to Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden more than two

February 27, 2025
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Energy

Iran Oil Flows Seen Curbed by Rush for Unsanctioned Tankers

Iranian oil sellers risk facing significant hurdles moving their cargoes out of the country as competition for unsanctioned tankers from Russia and Venezuela

February 25, 2025
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Shadow fleet oil tankers Fortune Galaxy and Serano II in the Persian Gulf on September 30, 2024 with a large oil spill visible
Environment

Iranian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Oil Transfer Causes Large Spill in Persian Gulf

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) A ship-to-ship transfer of Iranian crude oil between two dark tankers has resulted in a substantial oil spill in the Persian Gulf

October 2, 2024
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Saturday, August 17, 2024
Oil spill on Venezuelan beach, in Boca de Aroa REUTERS/Juan Carlos Hernandez
Oil Spill

Oil Spill Reported Off Venezuela’s Caribbean Coast

ARACAS, Aug 17 (Reuters) – An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela’s El Palito refinery several days ago, has

August 17, 2024
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Friday, August 2, 2024
FILE PHOTO: The second Aframax-sized oil tanker sold to Venezuela is seen in Bushehr coast, Iran June 8, 2022. Picture taken June 8, 2022. Sadra Company/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Venezuela: Oil Exports Continue After Election But Shipping Delays Mount

By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil production and exports were working normally on Thursday following last

August 2, 2024
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
Shipping

Venezuela Resorts to Dark Fleet to Transport Oil to Cuba

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, June 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to

June 25, 2024
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Thursday, April 18, 2024
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
Shipping

Venezuela’s Loss of Key U.S. Export License to Hit Oil Sector

By Marianna Parraga and Deisy Buitrago HOUSTON/CARACAS, April 18 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s loss of a key U.S. license that allowed it to freely

April 18, 2024
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Oil tanker Kerala, chartered by Chevron, is loaded in the Bajo Grande oil terminal at Maracaibo Lake, in the municipality of San Francisco, Venezuela, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia
Shipping

US to Reimpose Venezuela Oil Ban Unless Maduro Acts Quickly

(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s administration intends to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela, ending a six-month reprieve, if Nicolas Maduro’s

April 17, 2024
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Saturday, March 2, 2024
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Shipping

Venezuela’s February Oil Exports Rise, But Shipping Delays Persist

By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa March 1 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports slightly increased in February to some 670,000 barrels per

March 2, 2024
Total Views: 1467

Friday, December 8, 2023
FILE PHOTO: A member of the National Assembly of the Assembly holds a map showing the disputed Esequibo region as part of Venezuela, as tensions between the Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up in recent weeks over a long-running territorial dispute, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
Shipping

Venezuela’s Border Dispute with Guyana Explained

By Julia Symmes Cobb Dec 6 (Reuters) – Tensions between neighbors Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up in recent weeks over a

December 8, 2023
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
Shipping

Venezuela Pursuing Former Oil Clients After U.S. Lifts Sanctions

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA has begun contacting customers with crude supply contracts amid

October 19, 2023
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Monday, October 16, 2023
Oil tanker Kerala, chartered by Chevron, is loaded in the Bajo Grande oil terminal at Maracaibo Lake, in the municipality of San Francisco, Venezuela, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia
Shipping

US, Venezuela to Announce Oil Sanctions Deal

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The Biden administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government are expected

October 16, 2023
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Thursday, May 4, 2023
Report Finds Venezuelan Tankers at Risk of Sinking, Fires, Spills
Accidents

Report Finds Venezuelan Tankers at Risk of Sinking, Fires, Spills

By Mircely Guanipa PUNTO FIJO, May 4 (Reuters) – More than half of the 22 oil tankers in Venezuela’s fleet are so run down that they

May 4, 2023
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Friday, April 28, 2023
Oil tanker Kerala, chartered by Chevron, is loaded in the Bajo Grande oil terminal at Maracaibo Lake, in the municipality of San Francisco, Venezuela, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia
Shipping

Chevron Steps Up Venezuelan Crude Oil Sales to US Refiners

By Arathy Somasekhar and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, April 28 (Reuters) – Chevron Corp has stepped up sales of Venezuelan crude oil to rival U.S.

April 28, 2023
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