CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Feb.2024, Words: 130) — Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), which has a total processing capacity of 1.303 million b/d from its 6 domestic refineries – Amuay, Cardón, Bajo Grande, Puerto la Cruz, El Palito and San Roque – is only producing 230,000 b/d, according to an oil sector union leader now living in exile.
Amuay and Cardón, which comprise the Paraguana Refining Center (CRP), are only producing 150,000 b/d, Iván Freites told Energy Analytics Institute (EAI) via WhatsApp. When he lived in Venezuela, Frietes represented the United Federation of Venezuelan Oil Workers (FUTPV).
