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Dark fleet suspect arrested in Miami

Taskin Torlak, a 37-year old Turkish national, was arrested in Miami, Nov. 2, and is currently being held in the Miami Federal Detention Center. He has been charged with conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions in a dark fleet scheme to transport oil from Venezuela for the benefit of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA), Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company.

Torlak was arrested as he attempted to depart the United States to return to Turkey. He is charged by complaint with one count...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/dark-fleet-suspect-arrested-in-miami/

COLUMN | Venezuela’s tanker woes, the Gabonese registry’s quality problems and Belarus’ bad debt [Offshore Accounts]

Sometimes you wonder whether a country that has hit rock-bottom can fall any further. In the case of Venezuela, it seems there is always worse to come. The death of the i ..

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COLUMN | Caribbean update: British Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Guyana and Colombia [Offshore Accounts]

Ah, the Caribbean, a tropical paradise of idyllic isles fringed with palm trees, coral reefs and white sand beaches, famous for calypso music, cricket and…. oh, fla ..

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VIDEO: Controversia sobre riesgo ambiental de buque con petróleo de Venezuela

Recientemente se ha despertado controversia en los medios sobre el riesgo ambiental del buque FSO Nabarima fondeado en el Golfo de Paria, que almacena 1,3 millones de barriles de petróleo y es controlado por la petrolera estatal venezolana PDVSA y la italiana Eni. Ambientalistas y Fishermen and...

https://fullavantenews.com/video-controversia-sobre-riesgo-ambiental-de-buque-con-petroleo-de-venezuela/?lang=es

MEXICO: Empresas comercializan con Venezuela pese sanciones de USA

Los Estados Unidos (USA) ha impartido sanciones al Gobierno de Venezuela de Nicolas Maduro, la estatal petrolera PDVSA y a todos los que entren a celebrar contratos con las mismas. Ahora bien, según el portal de noticias Español, ABC Internacional, Grupo JOMADI, Una empresa Mexicana, comercializará...

https://fullavantenews.com/mexico-empresas-comercializan-con-venezuela-pese-sanciones-de-usa/?lang=es

Why PDVSA Sells Fuel Oil at Large Discounts?

  • PDVSA has negotiated the sale of 6.8 million barrels of 3% sulfur fuel oil in January, offering large price discounts.
  • Inventories of 3% sulfur fuel oil in the Amuay refinery are at 9.8 million barrels that is very close to its maximum capacity.
  • PDVSA blames IMO 2020 resolution coming into force for fuel oil sales getting affected.
  • Struggle in finding customers for petroleum because of US sanctions.
  • Amuay refinery is operating at just 8.5% of capacity and has not run at maximum capacity since...

http://mfame.guru/why-pdvsa-sells-fuel-oil-at-large-discounts/

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