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Searching for income and despite environmental fears, Venezuela boosts coal output
Venezuela aims to export over 10 million tons of coal in 2025 to offset sanctions on oil, despite causing pollution and displacing at least 12 Indigenous communities.
- Recently, Venezuela restarted coal production with a Turkish partner, resuming Paso Diablo and Mina Norte operations and aiming to export more than 10 million tons this year.
- Facing U.S. sanctions, the government turned to coal since it is exempt, reactivating the Carboturven joint venture and approving a new project in Falcon state, President Nicolas Maduro said.
- Local Indigenous groups and residents say mining lacks safeguards, polluting air and water and displacing at least 12 communities near Paso Diablo and Mina Norte, with Sociedad Homo et Natura warning, `They are trying to get their hands on everything they can`.
- Venezuela's coal production stood at around 3 million tons in Q1 2025, but U.S. military strikes on boats have halted exports and paused Carbozulia's production about a week ago.
- Carbozulia formed the Carboturven joint venture with Glenmore Dis Ticaret Ve Madencilik A.S. in 2018, and Glenmore is registered as an exporter from Palmarejo, Zulia state; neither Venezuela's government nor Carbozulia responded to Reuters requests.
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Searching for income and despite environmental fears, Venezuela boosts coal output
Venezuela, casting around for income amid U.S. sanctions, recently restarted coal production with a Turkish company and is looking to export more than 10 million tons of the fuel this year, company sources say.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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