March 8 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that scheduled flights to bring home Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. had been affected by “this unexplained, tremendous commotion,” after the Trump administration canceled…
https://gcaptain.com/venezuela-condemns-u-s-chevron-ban-cites-impact-on-oil-exports-and-trade/
A 37-year-old Turkish national has been apprehended in Miami on charges of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and the Maduro regime. The arrest sheds light on an intricate…
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/
By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – Venezuela’s oil production and exports were working normally on Thursday following last weekend’s disputed presidential election that has triggered protests and international reactions, but shipping delays accumulated since early this year persist,…
https://gcaptain.com/venezuela-oil-exports-continue-after-election-but-shipping-delays-mount/
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, June 25 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA has begun using tankers that navigate off radar to supply its closest political ally, Cuba, as a fleet of…
https://gcaptain.com/venezuela-resorts-to-dark-fleet-to-transport-oil-to-cuba/
LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) – The growing shadow fleet of tankers transporting sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil is filling up with the cheapest fuel available, hindering industry efforts to use cleaner fuel to…
By Marianna Parraga and Deisy Buitrago HOUSTON/CARACAS, April 18 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s loss of a key U.S. license that allowed it to freely export and increase investment in its oil sector will hit the volume…
https://gcaptain.com/venezuelas-loss-of-key-u-s-export-license-to-hit-oil-sector/
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s administration intends to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela, ending a six-month reprieve, if Nicolas Maduro’s regime does not take steps in the next two days…
https://gcaptain.com/us-to-reimpose-venezuela-oil-ban-unless-maduro-acts-quickly/
By Nidhi Verma, Marianna Parraga and Florence Tan NEW DELHI/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE(Reuters) – Indian refiners have resumed Venezuelan oil purchases through intermediaries, with Reliance RELI.NS set to meet executives from state firm PDVSA next week to…
https://gcaptain.com/india-resumes-imports-of-venezuelan-oil/
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA has begun contacting customers with crude supply contracts amid the temporary lifting of U.S. sanctions, two people familiar to the matter…
https://gcaptain.com/venezuela-pursuing-former-oil-clients-after-u-s-lifts-sanctions/