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Vitol To Load First Diluent Cargo Under Venezuela Supply Deal
NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Commodities trader Vitol is expected to load the first cargo of naphtha from the U.S. to Venezuela t...
Four Tankers That Left Venezuela In ‘Dark Mode’ Are Back In Its Waters
Jan 10 (Reuters) – At least four tankers, most of them loaded, that had departed from Venezuela in early January in ‘dark mode‘ – or with...
How a Quiet Regulatory Power Shift Could Supercharge U.S. Energy Exports
A new policy hands MARAD the lead role in approving offshore ports, a move officials say will streamline environmental reviews and unlock...
October Surprise: U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks to 15-Year Low on Import Collapse
(Bloomberg) — The US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in October to the smallest since 2009 on a sharp pullback in imports, notably ph...
Washington Moving to Take Control of Venezuelan Oil Sales, Energy Secretary Says
Jan 7 (Reuters) – The United States needs to control Venezuela’s oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants to see in the coun...
Trump Says Venezuela Will Turn Over 30–50 Million Barrels of Oil to the U.S.
President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to hand over between 30 and 50 million bar...
Second Shadow Tanker Off Venezuela Reflags to Russia, Testing U.S. Seizure Policy
The oil tanker Hyperion has reflagged to the Russian registry in what analysts say is a calculated move to shield the vessel from poten...
Venezuela’s PDVSA Asks Some Joint Ventures To Cut Back Oil Output
Jan 4 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA is asking some joint ventures to cut back crude production amid an export paral...
Trump Sees US Oil Producers Spending Billions In Venezuela
Jan 3, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said US oil companies will spend billions of dollars to rebuild Venezuela’s crumbling ene...