Refining
Vitol, Trafigura offer Venezuelan oil to Indian, Chinese refiners for March delivery
The global commodities traders confirmed on Friday they had struck agreements with the U.S. government to help market stranded Venezuelan oil, days after the interim government in Caracas agreed to export up to 50 MMbbl of crude oil to the U.S.
India's Reliance in talks for U.S. permit to buy Venezuelan oil
Reliance's representatives are in discussions with the U.S. State and Treasury departments to obtain the authorization, the sources said, as Washington and Caracas progress in negotiations to ship 50 MMbbl of oil in the aftermath of the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
Serbia's Russian-owned NIS refiner buys first crude since U.S. sanctions waiver
Washington imposed sanctions on NIS in October as part of broader measures targeting Russia's energy sector over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum says it will be bidding for Venezuelan crude oil
Caracas and Washington reached a deal this week to export up to $2 B worth of Venezuelan crude, some 30 MMbbl–50 MMbbl, to the United States.
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