Tightening of US sanctions on Venezuela in 4Q 2019 are resulting in crude production from that South American country plateauing again around 800K b/d as export opportunities are limited resulting in onshore storage space nearing capacity.
February 18, 2020
Independent US refiners Phillips Petroleum and Valero Energy have been increasingly purchasing cheaper HSFO in lieu of heavy crudes.
February 10, 2020
>On Jan. 18, the US Treasury Department granted Chevron Corp. (CVX) another waiver to maintain its operations in Venezuela until April 22.
February 03, 2020
Venezuela saw a modest 20K b/d bump in production in Dec. from Nov. levels to 720K b/d, as its crude exports rebounded.
January 27, 2020
The South American nation has altered the formula it uses to calculate oil royalty payments from foreign firms operating in the country.
January 20, 2020
Prices for Canadian grade WCS are expected to weaken in 1Q 2020 due to rising inventories in Alberta combined with the implementation of the IMO-2020 bunker spec.
January 15, 2020
