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LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Shell (SHEL.L) has agreed to buy stakes in two undeveloped offshore blocks in ultra-deep waters offshore Angola from Chevron (CVX.N), the European energy major said on Tuesday. European oil majors have said they will spend billions in Angola, Sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest crude oil producer after Nigeria. The country has undertaken …
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By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina Mccartney US Gulf Coast refiners set to benefit if Venezuelan sanctions end Canadian crude will lose pricing power if Venezuelan oil flows freely Chinese independent refineries will seek alternatives if Venezuelan crude is redirected HOUSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – A full-scale resumption of Venezuelan oil exports would benefit refiners in …
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Venezuela’s main oil ports on Tuesday entered their fifth day without delivering crude for state-run PDVSA’s customers in Asia, which are the OPEC country’s main buyers, shipping data showed, as the U.S. presses the nation through an oil embargo. Chevron, which is PDVSA’s main joint-venture partner, on Monday resumed exports of Venezuelan oil to the …
(Reuters) – China is a major customer of and investor in Venezuela’s oil sector, which President Donald Trump aims to revive following the U.S. military’s ouster of President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday. Years of mismanagement, underinvestment and, more recently, U.S. sanctions have slashed Venezuelan crude production to about 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) last …
(Reuters) – Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s capture by the United States has deprived Vladimir Putin of an ally and could increase U.S. “oil clout”, but Moscow is eying potential gains from President Donald Trump’s division of the world into spheres of influence. Special Forces seized Maduro only eight months after the Russian president agreed a …
Russia Loses Ally in Venezuela But Hopes to Gain From Trump’s ‘Wild West’ Realpolitik Read More »
(Reuters) – Here are key facts about international oil companies in Venezuela, a country with the world’s largest oil reserves thrown into crisis by the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. In the 2000s, former President Hugo Chávez expropriated assets from several foreign oil companies, strengthening state-owned PDVSA’s control over the country’s oilfields. …
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(Reuters) – Delcy Rodriguez, declared the interim president of Venezuela after Nicolas Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces, is one of the iron fists in Venezuelan politics, a practitioner of economic orthodoxy who has strived to build relationships with the private sector and who is known for her taste for luxury. Over more than a decade …
Who is ‘Tsarina’ Delcy Rodriguez, the Acting President of Venezuela? Read More »
(Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres raised concerns on Monday about a possible intensification of instability in Venezuela after the U.S. capture of the Latin American country’s president Nicolas Maduro. The 15-member Security Council met at U.N. headquarters in New York just hours before Maduro was due to appear in a Manhattan federal court …
About a dozen tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude and fuel departed in recent days from the country’s waters in dark mode, seemingly breaking a strict blockade imposed by the U.S. amid intense pressure that mounted until the capture of deposed President Nicolas Maduro, monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said. All the identified departed vessels are under U.S. …
About a Dozen Loaded Oil Tankers Left Venezuela in Dark Mode, Tankertrackers.com Says Read More »
(Reuters) – Crude output in Venezuela is set to increase over a period of time following the dramatic U.S. strike and capture of its president, likely raising global supply and weighing on prices longer-term, oil analysts said. American forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from Caracas over the weekend, and U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington would …
Venezuela’s Oil Supply to Rise in Years Ahead and Depress Prices, Say Analysts Read More »
