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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
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Shell Game on the High Seas: U.S. Busts Turkish National in Venezuela Oil Smuggling Ring

A 37-year-old Turkish national has been apprehended in Miami on charges of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and the Maduro regime. The arrest

November 5, 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
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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
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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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Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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Shadow Fleet Tankers Burning Dirty Fuel a Setback for Shipping’s Clean-Up Efforts

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) – The growing shadow fleet of tankers transporting sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil is filling

May 29, 2024
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Thursday, April 18, 2024
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
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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/File Photo
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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
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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
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Sunday, December 3, 2023
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
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India Resumes Imports Of Venezuelan Oil

By Nidhi Verma, Marianna Parraga and Florence Tan NEW DELHI/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE(Reuters) – Indian refiners have resumed Venezuelan oil purchases through

December 3, 2023
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Thursday, November 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/File Photo
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Chevron Shipping Fuels to Venezuela’s PDVSA in Expansion of Oil Swap

By Marianna Parraga, Laura Sanicola and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – U.S. oil firm Chevron Corp has begun supplying fuel

November 16, 2023
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
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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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Wednesday, October 18, 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/File Photo
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U.S. Easing Venezuela Oil Sanctions

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is easing sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector almost

October 18, 2023
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Monday, October 16, 2023
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
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US and Venezuela Near Deal to End Crude Export Sanctions

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Oil futures fell more then $1 a barrel on Monday as expectations rose the U.S. and Venezuela could

October 16, 2023
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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/File Photo
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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
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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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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
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Supertankers, Chevron Cargoes Fuel Rise in Venezuela’s Oil Exports

By Marianna Parraga and Mircely Guanipa HOUSTON/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, April 4 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil exports rose in March to the highest

April 4, 2023
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Thursday, March 30, 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/File Photo
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Valero Seeks U.S. Approval to Import Venezuelan Oil

By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – Valero Energy Corp VLO.N, the second-largest U.S. oil

March 30, 2023
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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‘Shadow’ Tanker Fleet Raises Risk of Accidents

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a

March 23, 2023
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Monday, March 20, 2023
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
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Chevron-Chartered Tanker Involved in Minor Collision in Venezuela

HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – A Liberia-flagged oil tanker chartered by Chevron Corp had a minor collision with another vessel, the Bueno, in

March 20, 2023
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
Chevron Asks Venezuela to Dredge Lake to Help Boost Oil Exports
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Chevron Asks Venezuela to Dredge Lake to Help Boost Oil Exports

By Fabiola Zerpa and Nicolle Yapur (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp. is urging Venezuela to clean up Lake Maracaibo in the hope of almost doubling the amount

March 16, 2023
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Monday, March 13, 2023
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
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Venezuela to Ship Oil to Cuba on Blacklisted Supertanker

By Marianna Parraga March 13 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA on Monday was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for

March 13, 2023
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