EEUU flexibiliza sanciones contra sector petrolero venezolano
Sometido a sanciones desde hace años, el sector petrolero venezolano languidece por falta de inversiones, y desde hace meses, por el bloqueo de petroleros en el Caribe por parte de Estados Unidos.
TL;DR
- U.S. Treasury announced easing of sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector.
- Sanctions lifted on extraction, trading, and sale of crude oil by PDVSA and associates.
- Contracts must be under U.S. jurisdiction; payments to U.S.-controlled accounts.
- Transactions with entities from Cuba, Russia, Iran, or North Korea are prohibited.
- Chinese-controlled companies based in Venezuela or the U.S. are excluded.
- Venezuelan crude sales must use authorized vessels.
- Sales to countries other than the U.S. require prior Washington reporting.
- Venezuelan oil sector has suffered from lack of investment and U.S. blocking of tankers.
- Venezuela's interim government approved hydrocarbon legislation reform for sector reopening under U.S. surveillance.