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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
Total Views: 1958

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
Total Views: 1526

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
Total Views: 1436

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
Total Views: 1581

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
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: 1425

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
Total Views: 1291

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/File Photo
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
Total Views: 1936

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/File Photo
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
Total Views: 1696

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Product Tanker Loading Gasoline In Venezuela Port
Shipping

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
Total Views: 2039

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

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
Total Views: 2546

Monday, March 13, 2023
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
Shipping

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
Total Views: 8585

Saturday, February 25, 2023
Venezuelan Crude Departs For Europe
Shipping

Venezuelan Crude Departs For Europe

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A 655,000-barrel cargo of Venezuelan heavy crude chartered by a unit of Italy’s Eni

February 25, 2023
Total Views: 5366

Monday, February 13, 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
Shipbuilding

Venezuela’s PDVSA Reaches Deal on Iranian-Built Tankers

By Mircely Guanipa and Marianna Parraga PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Venezuela will contract with an Iranian shipyard to build two

February 13, 2023
Total Views: 2678

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Shipping News

Venezuela Halts Oil Exports

By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – The new head of Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has suspended most oil export contracts while his team reviews

January 17, 2023
Total Views: 10472

Saturday, January 14, 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
Shipping

Chevron Expands Venezuelan Crude Sales To Other Oil Refiners

By Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) –Chevron Corp. sold a cargo of Venezuelan oil to another US refiner in the first such transaction

January 14, 2023
Total Views: 1369

Thursday, January 5, 2023
Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
Shipping

Chevron Plans to Export Venezuelan Oil Faces Dredging Snafu

By Mircely Guanipa and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON/MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) – A shipping channel snafu is slowing Chevron Corp’s efforts to

January 5, 2023
Total Views: 2766
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