Reuters
El Departamento de Energía de EE. UU. está explorando un plan para intercambiar petróleo pesado venezolano por crudo agrio medio estadounidense para abastecer la Reserva Estratégica de Petróleo (SPR), informaron dos fuentes el viernes. Por Reuters La administración Trump busca trasladar el crudo venezolano a tanques de almacenamiento en el Puerto Petrolero Offshore de Luisiana, […]
TL;DR
- The U.S. Department of Energy is exploring a plan to swap heavy Venezuelan crude oil for U.S. medium sour crude.
- The Venezuelan crude would be sent to storage tanks in Louisiana for refining.
- In exchange, U.S. companies would provide U.S. medium sour crude for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
- The U.S. government has a history of using oil swaps for SPR management, usually for short-term needs with repayment and a premium.