Chevron aumentará las exportaciones de petróleo venezolano a EE.UU. en marzo, según Reuters
La productora de petróleo Chevron está lista para incrementar las exportaciones de crudo venezolano a Estados Unidos a unos 300.000 barriles por día (bpd) en marzo, desde los 100.000 bpd en diciembre y alrededor de 230.000 bpd hasta el momento de este mes, dijeron el miércoles dos fuentes con conocimiento de los planes. Reuters La […]
TL;DR
- Chevron plans to export around 300,000 bpd of Venezuelan crude to the US in March.
- This is an increase from 100,000 bpd in December and about 230,000 bpd so far in February.
- Chevron has chartered about a dozen tankers to increase shipments and drain accumulated inventories.
- Four Chevron-PDVSA joint ventures are producing 240,000-250,000 bpd of heavy crude popular with US Gulf Coast refiners.
- Chevron was previously the only company authorized by Washington to export Venezuelan oil to the US under a sanction waiver.
- Chevron now competes with traders like Vitol and Trafigura, who recently received licenses to export Venezuelan oil.
- Chevron's vice president stated the company could immediately increase crude loading in Venezuela by 100% and production by 50% in two years.
- Chevron plans to build new infrastructure and repair existing equipment.
- There is a $100 billion reconstruction plan for Venezuela's oil industry.
- A reform of Venezuela's main oil law is underway to enable investment.