(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) — Venezuela captured an alleged American spy near its Amuay refinery located in FalcĂłn state. “We have captured an American in […]
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PDVSA Takes Another Stab At Replenishing Gasoline
(Argus, 12.Aug.2020) — Venezuelan state-owned PdV plans to restart gasoline production in 10-15 days at its 940,000 b/d CRP refining complex after restarting two crude […]
PdV Receives Diesel Cargo, Patches Gasoline Unit
(Argus, 8.Jul.2020) — PdV received a cargo of ultra-low sulfur diesel today at its Amuay terminal, close to where the Venezuelan state-owned company is running […]
Iran’s Oil Supply To Venezuela Eases Glut
(Argus, 19.May.2020) — Iran’s gasoline shipments to Venezuela are helping to ease a supply glut at home, where demand has collapsed because of strict measures […]
PDVSA Amuay and Cardon Shuttered
(S&P Global Platts, 27.Jan.2020) — PDVSA has shut down its last two operating refineries in Venezuela, closing its Amuay and Cardon facilities at the Paraguana […]
PDVSA Partly Restarts Amuay After Blackout
(Reuters, 18.Jul.2019) — Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA partly restarted activity at its 645,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Amuay refinery where a blackout halted operations in early […]
LatAmNRG Heard On The Street: Gas Markets, Argentina Tender
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky and Ian Silverman, 25.Jun.2019) — Heard on the street related to the Latin America and Caribbean upstream, midstream, downstream and […]
PDVSA Distillation Units At CardĂłn Refinery Halted
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.Oct.2018) — Four distillations units at PDVSA’s CardĂłn refinery, located in FalcĂłn state, are said halted due to a lack […]
Machado Says Venezuela “Show Can’t Go On”
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Jul.2018) – Opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado said the “show can’t go on” during a video broadcast from Punto Fijo. […]
Citgo Appoints Aruba Refinery Executives
(Reuters, 28.Jun.2018) – Citgo Petroleum, the U.S. refining arm of Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA, said it appointed two senior executives to new positions as […]
PDVSA’s Amuay Halts Cat Cracker
(Reuters, 27.Jun.2018) – Venezuela’s 645,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Amuay refinery has halted its catalytic cracking unit and its distillation unit No. 5, a refinery worker and […]
PDVSA Announces Start-Up of Cardon Refinery AV3 Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jun.2018) – PDVSA announced its subsidiary PDV Mantenimiento oversaw the successful start up of the High Vacuum 3 (AV3) Plant […]
PDVSA Ex-President Luis Giusti Says Co. Bankrupt
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 14.May.2018) – Venezuela’s state oil company PetrĂłleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) is bankrupt, at least that what its former president […]
PetroChina, Rosneft Leave Venezuela Refining Projects
(Kallanish Energy, 28.Mar.2018) – Chinese and Russian state oil companies PetroChina and Rosneft will not pay the costs of repairing and modernizing Venezuela’s CardĂłn and […]
Venezuela’s Refining Capacity Impresses But Utilization Tells Story
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 27.Mar.2018) – Venezuela’s PDVSA owns six domestic refineries with a combined processing capacity of 1,303 thousand barrels per day […]
PDVSA to Shut Three of Four Refineries Indefinitely: Platts
(Platts, 22.Mar.2018) – PDVSA is planning to close three of its four large refineries in Venezuela indefinitely due to of lack of crude to process […]
PDVSA Halts Cardon Catalytic Unit
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 16.May.2017) – PDVSA halted the catalytic cracking unit at the 310,000 barrel-per-day CardĂłn refinery in Punto Fijo, reported Reuters, citing […]
Q&A with PDVSA Refining Director Jesus Luongo
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 9.Sep.2013) – PDVSA Refining Director Jesus Luongo spoke briefly with Energy Analytics Institute on the sideline of a press conference […]
Amuay Explosion in 2012 Cost PDVSA $1.8 Bln
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Aug.2013) – The Energy Orientation Center (COENER) announced the Amuay refinery explosion will cost PDVSA $1.8 billion. The explosion at […]
Paraguana Refining Center Running at 717 Mb/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 6.Jul.2013) – With the five distillation plants at Amuay Refinery operating, average processing levels at the Paraguana Refining Center (CRP) […]