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June 12, 2026
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday that U.S. refiners could still process more Venezuelan heavy oil, as the South American nation's output jumped after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro in January. Facilities on the Gulf Coast also made adjustments to handle higher volumes.
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June 2, 2026
Delcy Rod, Venezuela's interim president, will visit India between June 3 and June 7. The Indian Foreign Ministry announced this on Tuesday. This comes at a time when New Delhi is increasing its crude imports from Caracas. India, which bought 427…
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May 1, 2026
Venezuela's oil exports grew 14% in April to 1,23 million barrels per day, the highest level in over seven years. This was fueled by increased sales to India, Europe and the United States. Shipping data and documents provided by state-owned PDVSA were released on Friday.
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March 6, 2026
Venezuela resumed this month exports of the diluted crude oil (DCO) that has not been shipped since late 2024. U.S. Chevron sent a 500,000 barrel cargo to the U.S. Gulf Coast. This grade is popular with refiners from countries such as the United States and India.
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February 24, 2026
Four sources and shipping data indicate that buyers and trading houses of Venezuelan oil chartered the very large crude carriers to export the South American nation?since the Caracas-Washington deal was signed. This move will boost deliveries to India.
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February 24, 2026
Sources and data indicate that trading houses and buyers of Venezuelan oil chartered the very large crude carriers to export from the South American nation since the Caracas-Washington deal was signed. This is expected to increase shipments to India and speed up the process starting in March.
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January 25, 2026
A crude tanker chartered Trafigura?departed from Venezuela's Jose Port?to Louisiana Offshore Oil Port?documents and LSEG data showed. This was the first cargo to go directly to the U.S. under a 50 million barrel supply agreement agreed between Caracas this month and Washington.
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December 18, 2025
According to two sources familiarized with Venezuela's oil-export operations, Venezuela approved on Thursday the departure of two very large crude carriers (VLCC). This would be just the second and third supertankers since last week, when a ship carrying Venezuelan oil was seized by U.S.
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December 3, 2025
According to shipping documents and data, Venezuelan oil exports increased slightly in November to 921,000 barrels a day (bpd), the third highest monthly average this year. The country used more diluting agents to produce exportable grades.
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November 13, 2025
At the COP30 conference in Brazil, a Canadian activist against whaling who had avoided arrest in Japan for over a decade vowed to continue his fight for marine protection – focusing on deep-sea mines and Norway's krill industries. Paul Watson, a U.N.
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September 26, 2025
A trading executive who has direct knowledge of this deal confirmed that the Asian trading firm Cathay Petroleum had agreed to an annual marketing deal for Brazilian crude oil throughout the Asia-Pacific region on behalf of independent producer Prio.
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January 7, 2025
Published a special report based on leaked emails last year that showed how Iranian oil company Sahara Thunder moved around the globe. The story shows the journeys of tankers carrying Iranian crude oil and the methods they use to avoid detection.
