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Bloomberg: EEUU aumenta importaciones de petróleo venezolano tras nueva licencia
Estados Unidos se prepara para importar la mayor cantidad de petróleo venezolano en un año después de que la administración del presidente Donald Trump […]
TL;DR
- US oil imports from Venezuela are expected to reach a one-year high.
- 18 ships are carrying crude to Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
- Deliveries to the US are projected to average 275,000 barrels per day, more than double the previous month.
- The Trump administration has eased some sanctions, permitting direct purchases from Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.
- Shipments to China have fallen to zero in January.
- Chevron Corp. is the primary supplier of Venezuelan crude to the US, operating under a U.S. license.
- Commodity traders Trafigura Group and Vitol Group supply about 20% of the oil.