Venezuela’s fuel crisis is poised to deteriorate even further after one of its biggest refineries was halted over the weekend following a nearby oil spill. Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s El Palito refinery stopped producing gasoline after its fluid catalytic cracker was shut due to a malfunctioning valve, said union leader …
Read More »Arrival of Iranian Oil Tanker, Carrying Gasoline, to Venezuela Embarrasses US
Shipping gasoline to Venezuela embarrassed and humiliated US more than ever like pounding US’s Ain al-Assad military base in Al-Anbar Province in Baghdad.
Read More »U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela Broken by Arrival of Iran’s Oil Tanker
Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of the Rai al-Youm website, has told Al Mayadeen TV channel that the U.S. President Donald Trump has suffered defeats as Washington’s sanctions on Venezuela have been broken by arrival of Iran’s oil tanker. President Hassan Rouhani’s warning about Tehran’s firm response in case of …
Read More »Iran’s Second Oil Tanker Arrives in Venezuela
Iran’s second oil tanker, Forest, arrived in Venezuela amid the US threats. Forest entered the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Venezuela early Sunday, met by the country’s navy. It follows the first of five Iranian vessels carrying an estimated total of 1.53 barrels of gasoline between them. The first vessel, …
Read More »Venezuela Considers Privatizing Gas Stations in Historic Shift
Faced with a paralyzing gasoline shortage, President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela is using Covid-19 to keep everyone home. Iranian tankers are on their way as he considers longer-term solutions including a private market for imports and sales and a price increase at the pump to kill the black market. Under …
Read More »Venezuela Is Close to Lose Its Most-Prized Oil Asset Citgo
The U.S. Supreme Court justices declined on Monday to review a federal court’s ruling that had allowed Canadian miner Crystallex to take over shares of U.S. refiner Citgo in compensation for US$1.4 billion for the expropriation of assets in Venezuela. U.S. refiner Citgo is the crown jewel in the holdings …
Read More »Iran Vows Retaliation in Case Its Oil Tankers Seized by US
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi condemned the US’ threats against free trade, warning that any seizure of Iranian tankers will be retaliated. “Free trade between independent states is legitimate, and what is illegal is interference in these relations and the US is standing at the forefront of that. Trump’s …
Read More »Iran’s 4th Oil Tanker Passes Gibraltar Strait towards Latin America
Iran’s fourth oil tanker named Faxon which carries the country’s oil products has passed through the Gibraltar Strait as western media reports claim that they are destined for Latin America, more specifically Venezuela. Faxon is the fourth Iranian tanker after Forest, Petunia and Fortune which have traversed the Mediterranean and …
Read More »Trade Exchange Between Iran, Venezuela has Nothing to do with Anyone Else
Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei said that trade volume exchange between Islamic Republic of Iran and Venezuela, as two independent countries in the world, has nothing to do with anyone else, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to sell its oil.
Read More »Iran’s Trade with Venezuela Has Nothing to Do with Anyone Else
Iran’s government spokesman Ali Rabiei says the country’s trade ties with Venezuela have nothing to do with any other country. In comments on Saturday, Rabiei said “Venezuela and Iran are both independent states that have had and will continue to have trade relations with each other.” “We sell goods and …
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