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Venezuelan Crude Exports in Retreat

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In October, a total of 25 crude cargoes departed Venezuelan waters carrying an average 533,968 bpd of crude and product according to Refinitiv vessel tracking.

  • It marks a dip of 25% from September and 23% down y-o-y.
  • Venezuela reported to OPEC a 57,000-bpd fall in its crude output in September to 666,000 bpd, the second lowest monthly figure this year.
  • Most of October’s volumes headed to Asian customers.
  • Venezuelan exports have been hit by production outages, a lack of sustained investment and shrinking export options because of US sanctions.



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