An idled oil storage facility off Venezuela's eastern coast is in "satisfactory" condition, an official with state company Petroleos de Venezuela said, after a series of incidents in recent months raised concerns about environmental hazards. About 1.3 million barrels of Corocoro crude have been stuck for over a year aboard the Nabarima FSO (floating storage... Continue Reading →
PDVSA, Eni Looking at Options to Offload Oil from Idle FSO
Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and Italy's Eni are looking at options to safely offload crude from a floating storage facility on Venezuela's eastern coast that has remained idle for over a year due to U.S. sanctions, according to sources close to the discussions. The companies suspended output at their joint venture Petrosucre shortly after... Continue Reading →