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Blackout at Cardón Refinery Highlights Venezuela’s Oil Industry Crisis

Summary by UPI
The Cardón refinery, Venezuela's second-largest with a capacity of 310,000 barrels per day, shut down after a power outage halted all operations.

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The Cardón refinery, the second largest in the country, located in Falcón state, is being detained by an alleged “electric blackout” that took place in the refining complex. Three sources close to Venezuela’s Oils Society Anónima (Pdvsa) informed the Reuters news agency anonymously on Monday, June 23, that the blackout began “early in the morning” and that it affects the production of 310,000 barrels of oil per day. However, the “apagon” did not…

News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of the day The Cardón refinery, the second largest in Venezuela, remained inoperative on Monday, June 23, due to a blackout. This was confirmed by three sources familiar with its operations to Reuters. The news agency commented that the power cut started early in the morning and, according to one of the sources, did not affect the adjacent refinery of Amuay, which has a capacity of 645,000 barrels per da…

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CGTN broke the news in Beijing, China on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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