Petrolero fletado por Trafigura cargado con crudo pesado venezolano zarpa del puerto de José rumbo a Louisiana
Un buque petrolero fletado por la empresa Trafigura zarpó el domingo desde el puerto de José en Venezuela hacia el Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), mostraron datos de envío de LSEG y documentos, siendo la primera carga que va directamente a Estados Unidos como parte de un acuerdo de suministro de 50 millones de barriles […]
TL;DR
- An oil tanker chartered by Trafigura has sailed from Venezuela to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP).
- This is the first direct oil shipment to the U.S. as part of a 50 million-barrel supply agreement between Caracas and Washington.
- Trading houses Vitol and Trafigura received U.S. licenses this month to export Venezuelan oil.
- The Gloria Maris is transporting about 1 million barrels of Venezuelan Merey crude.
- Another vessel, the Volans, also departed with 450,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude to Curacao.
- Traders have shipped 10-11 million barrels of Venezuelan oil under the agreement.
- Exports of fuel oil are also being prepared.
- Venezuela needs to clear over 40 million barrels of stored crude oil.