Reuters CARACAS – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA said its financial debt fell less than 0.1% in 2019 from the prior year to some $34.5 billion, though it remained in default on its bonds as sanctions freeze it out of the global banking system. PDVSA, which is short for Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., has stopped paying interest on most its
Reuters CARACAS/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela – Venezuela, its oil exports decimated by U.S. sanctions, is testing a new method of getting its crude to market: allocating cargoes to joint-venture partners including Chevron Corp (CVX.N), which in turn market the oil to customers in Asia and Africa. This would not violate sanctions as long as sale proceeds are used for paying off
Reuters Venezuela’s opposition has reached a deal with the custodians of a bond issued by state oil company PDVSA to prevent bondholders from seizing U.S. refining subsidiary Citgo, the bond’s collateral, until May, according to court filings and a source. The opposition-appointed PDVSA board, which is recognized in the United States as the company’s rightful representation, last month sued in
Source: Reuters CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and Chevron Corp plan to turn their joint venture Petropiar plant back into a crude upgrader, after months operating as a less complex blending facility, three people familiar with the operation said. The companies plan to begin producing Hamaca-grade synthetic crude for export at the plant early next year, said
From The Houston Chronicle Houston’s Citgo Petroleum is under attack on multiple fronts. Creditors for its parent company want to seize its refineries. It’s at the center of a fight for control over Venezuela. The Justice Department is investigating it and its parent company’s role in an alleged foreign bribery scheme. And its facing mounting pressure to do something about
From The Houston Chronicle In a victory for Venezuela’s opposition government, a U.S. judge confirmed Citgo Petroleum’s board of directors appointed by Juan Guaido, squashing socialist leader Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to regain control over the Houston oil refiner. On Wednesday a Delaware judge issued a final order approving the Guaido board, who have been effectively leading Citgo since the opposition
From The Houston Chronicle CITGO’s board of directors has appointed former Venezuelan oil executive Carlos Jorda as CEO of the embattled Houston refining company. In a statement released on Wednesday morning, the company’s board reported that the year-long search for a new CEO ended Jorda being selected for a role. A fomer executive with the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., or
From Reuters Citgo Petroleum Corp has selected Carlos Jorda as its next chief executive, according to three people familiar with the matter, turning to a seasoned refinery expert and native Venezuelan to run a company facing legal attacks and working under U.S. sanctions against parent Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Citgo cut ties with PDVSA earlier this year after U.S. President
From Reuters A Venezuelan oil joint venture with a state-owned Chinese company has started an expansion project to boost output to 165,000 barrels per day (bpd), President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday, from a current capacity of 110,000 bpd. Sinovensa, owned by PDVSA subsidiary Venezuelan Petroleum Corp (CVP) and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), produces extra-heavy Orinoco crude and blends
From The Houston Chronicle A bevy of right-wing groups are asking the Trump administration not to intercede on behalf of the Venezuelan opposition government to keep Citgo Petroleum from being seized and auctioned. The Houston-based refiner Citgo is owned by Venezuela’s state oil company, and it’s considered a valuable asset to help Venezuela rebuild if there’s regime change in favor
From The Houston Chronicle Venezuela could lose its largest U.S. asset after a court allowed a Canadian gold miner to seize shares of Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s parent to satisfy an arbitration award. A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Crystallex International Corp. may seize U.S.-based stock of Citgo’s parent, which is part of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, to cover
From Reuters Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he would seek to protect Chevron Corp’s (CVX.N) assets in the country if the United States does not renew a license allowing the company to operate despite sanctions on the OPEC nation’s oil sector. The Trump administration slapped sanctions on state oil company PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] in January as part of
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