The Daily Journal — Major refineries and energy companies in the United States, Europe, and Asia are increasing their direct purchases of Venezuelan crude from Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA). According to a Reuters investigation, this strategy is beginning to reduce the role of the large trading houses that dominated the country’s oil exports during […]
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The Daily Journal — Vitol, one of the world’s largest commodity trading companies, has begun preliminary preparations to open an operational office in Venezuela, according to an exclusive report by Reuters. Three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that the move comes as “global trading houses expand their role in crude exports […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, signed the Regulations to the Organic Hydrocarbons Law on Wednesday, completing the legal reform launched earlier this year. The new rules could clear the way for agreements that Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (Pdvsa) reached in recent months with oil companies, commodity traders, and oilfield service providers […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, held a high-level meeting at Miraflores Palace with a delegation from the multinational corporation Trafigura, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Richard Holtum. According to official information, the meeting brought together Hydrocarbons Minister Paula Henao, Economy and Finance Minister Anabel Pereira Fernández, and PDVSA President Héctor […]
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