US EditionThree ships head to US with Venezuela oil as capacity concerns grow
Chevron operates amid US sanctions and a naval blockade while 16.7 million barrels are stored on tankers off Venezuela, highlighting export and storage limits, Kpler data shows.
- Three of 11 tankers chartered by Chevron sailed from Venezuela to the US on Thursday, part of its regular shipments, according to tracking data.
- Export sanctions and a recent US seizure have left shipments constrained, with rising floating storage off Venezuela signaling a bottleneck after the US seizure of the tanker Skipper on December 10.
- Radar imagery from December 30 shows onshore tanks above 22 million barrels, while Kpler data indicate at least 16.7 million barrels afloat on roughly fifteen large tankers.
- The Ionic Anassa and Nave Photon were tracked heading for Pascagoula and Port Freeport, while US President Donald Trump said Tuesday 'Caracas will transfer 30mn to 50mn barrels' to the US.
- With six vessels en route empty, analysts expect more crude to be stored afloat as loading slows sharply due to the naval blockade, Emmanuel Belostrino of Kpler said.
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Three ships chartered by Chevron are heading for the United States this Thursday with oil from Venezuela, according to an AFP analysis based on maritime tracking data.
Three ships loaded by American oil Chevron follow the United States transporting Venezuelan oil this Friday, according to information from the AFP news portal based on maritime tracking data. The operation takes place in the midst of the sanctions imposed by Washington against Caracas and a ship block that affects oil related to the Venezuelan government, but does not reach ships contracted by the US company.
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Three ships head to US with Venezuela oil as capacity concerns grow
Three of 11 vessels chartered by Chevron were Thursday transporting oil from Venezuela to the US, according to an AFP analysis of ship-tracking data, as export sanctions raised concerns over the South American country's storage capacity.
Donald Trump said Caracas would deliver to Washington between 30 million and 50 million bars.
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