PDVSA’s U.S. Crown Jewel Slips Through Venezuela’s Fingers

PDVSA’s U.S. Crown Jewel Slips Through Venezuela’s Fingers

The fate of Citgo, the jewel in the crown of Venezuela’s PDVSA, may be decided by the end of this week. The Venezuelan state-owned oil company may lose its prized asset. The creditors that fueled the process that led to the auction for Citgo may be left with empty hands, as well. The U.S.-based refining company used to have a total processing capacity of over 800,000 barrels daily, the biggest U.S. outlet for Venezuelan heavy crude. Yet in 2019,…