Venezuela exportó 7,8 millones de barriles a EE.UU. pero aún mantiene altos niveles de almacenamiento petrolero
Las exportaciones de petróleo de Venezuela que se realizan a través del acuerdo de suministro de 2.000 millones de dólares con Estados Unidos alcanzaron alrededor de 7,8 millones de barriles este miércoles, según datos de seguimiento de buques y documentos de Petróleos de Venezuela S.A (Pdvsa), con los envíos acelerándose después de que la administración […]
TL;DR
- Venezuelan oil exports reached approximately 7.8 million barrels under a $2 billion deal with the United States.
- Shipments accelerated after the US eased sanctions, but production cuts have not been fully reversed.
- Pdvsa's large inventories, accumulated during a month-long US export blockade, are still not significantly alleviated.
- Slow sales are attributed to refineries unwilling to meet traders' prices and difficulties in transferring and storing oil.
- Offers for Venezuelan crude to US and Indian refineries have seen little interest due to pricing and accessibility compared to similar quality Canadian crude.
- Shipowners are reluctant to participate in Venezuelan oil transport due to ongoing US seizures of tankers.
- The US will control about $500 million from initial oil sales, while Venezuela plans to use $300 million for imports and government spending.
- Chevron has also increased its crude shipments to the US this month.
- Venezuela's oil production fell to about 880,000 bpd in early January due to production cuts, with some fields resuming production but remaining below capacity.