India doubles Venezuelan crude imports in October

Imports are expected to rise to 465,000 barrels per day, their highest level in nearly seven years. The Daily Journal.— India’s imports of Venezuelan crude are set to double in October after seven years without trade due to sanctions, driven largely by Reliance Industries, the Asian country’s largest private conglomerate. According to Bloomberg, Reliance accounted […]

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Polish state-owned company lost at least US$424 million in failed Venezuelan crude deal, FT reports

The Daily Journal.- Polish state-owned oil company Orlen lost at least US$424 million in a failed deal to acquire six million barrels of Venezuelan crude, in a transaction that involved a US$230 million advance payment, cryptocurrency and a network of intermediaries in Dubai and Venezuela, according to an investigation published by the Financial Times. Orlen’s […]

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Venezuelan crude exports rose 28% in August, driven by shipments to India

The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan crude exports surged in August as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to expand its control over the country’s oil sector. Oil tankers loaded an average of 1.114 million barrels per day of Venezuelan crude in August, a 28% increase from July, according to shipping reports, data from Kpler Ltd., and […]

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Trump says he will refill U.S. strategic reserves “very soon” with Venezuelan oil

The Daily Journal. — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration will soon use Venezuelan crude to replenish the country’s strategic energy reserves following the recent bilateral agreement that gives U.S. companies operational control over one-fifth of the South American country’s proven reserves. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump lashed […]

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