American oil and gas company ConocoPhillips is negotiating the sale of oil from Venezuela to the United States. About Writer Wall Street Journal, with citation.
The publication noted that the American ConocoPhillips, who left Venezuela after the assets were nationalized in 2007, is negotiating the sale of Venezuelan oil to the United States to repay about $10 billion of Caracas.
According to the newspaper, ConocoPhillips wants to load, transport and sell Venezuelan oil on behalf of Venezuelan PDVSA. Then the American company would be able to return its funds and meet its energy needs.
The article added that with the possible conclusion of a deal, Venezuela will emerge in 2019 from the trade blockade caused by US sanctions on the country’s oil industry.
On December 30, the Rueters agency said, citing a source, reportedThat the US energy company Chevron sent its first tanker in the direction of Venezuela in four years for domestic oil shipments. According to the agency, the US Treasury Department granted Chevron in November a six-month general license that allows the company to produce and refine oil with Venezuelan company PdVSA to supply the US market.