(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Sep.2020) â Venezuela captured an alleged American spy near its Amuay refinery located in FalcĂłn state. âWe have captured an American in FalcĂłn, spying on the Amuay […]
Tag: Cardon
PDVSA Takes Another Stab At Replenishing Gasoline
(Argus, 12.Aug.2020) â 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 distillation units yesterday, according to […]
PdV Receives Diesel Cargo, Patches Gasoline Unit
(Argus, 8.Jul.2020) â PdV received a cargo of ultra-low sulfur diesel today at its Amuay terminal, close to where the Venezuelan state-owned company is running into more snags at its […]
Iranâs Oil Supply To Venezuela Eases Glut
(Argus, 19.May.2020) â Iran’s gasoline shipments to Venezuela are helping to ease a supply glut at home, where demand has collapsed because of strict measures to check the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
PDVSA refineries Amuay and Cardon shuttered
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By S&P Global Platts, 27.Jan.2020, Words: 249) â 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) â 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 Jul., four sources with knowledge […]
Machado Says Venezuela âShow Canât Go Onâ
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 13.Jul.2018) â Opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado said the âshow canât go onâ during a video broadcast from Punto Fijo. The leaderâs video in reaction […]
PDVSAâs Amuay Halts Cat Cracker
(Reuters, 27.Jun.2018) â 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 a union leader said on […]
PDVSA Announces Start-Up of Cardon Refinery AV3 Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 14.Jun.2018) â PDVSA announced its subsidiary PDV Mantenimiento oversaw the successful start up of the High Vacuum 3 (AV3) Plant at the CardĂłn Refinery located […]
PDVSA owes Cardon IV partners Eni and Repsol $1bn
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 25.May.2018) â- Venezuelaâs state oil company PetrĂłleos de Venezuela owes an estimated $1bn to its partners in the CardĂłn IV natural gas project offshore. Gas […]
PDVSA Ex-President Luis Giusti Says Co. Bankrupt
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 14.May.2018) â Venezuelaâs state oil company PetrĂłleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) is bankrupt, at least that what its former president Luis Giusti thinks. âIf you […]
PetroChina, Rosneft Leave Venezuela Refining Projects
(Kallanish Energy, 28.Mar.2018) â Chinese and Russian state oil companies PetroChina and Rosneft will not pay the costs of repairing and modernizing Venezuelaâs CardĂłn and Amuay refineries for PDVSA, according […]
Venezuelaâs Refining Capacity Impresses But Utilization Tells Story
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 27.Mar.2018) â Venezuelaâs PDVSA owns six domestic refineries with a combined processing capacity of 1,303 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d), according to data from […]
PDVSA to Shut Three of Four Refineries Indefinitely: Platts
(Platts, 22.Mar.2018) â PDVSA is planning to close three of its four large refineries in Venezuela indefinitely due to of lack of crude to process and because the state company […]
PDVSA’s Deterioration on All Fronts
(Energy Analytics Institute, Pietro D. Pitts, 22.May.2017) â In recent weeks PDVSA has reported at least three accidents: Petrotrin oil spill in Sucre state and incidents at its Cardon and […]
PDVSA Halts Cardon Catalytic Unit
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 16.May.2017) â PDVSA halted the catalytic cracking unit at the 310,000 barrel-per-day CardĂłn refinery in Punto Fijo, reported Reuters, citing a worker at the plant […]
Q&A with PDVSA Refining Director Jesus Luongo
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 9.Sep.2013) â PDVSA Refining Director Jesus Luongo spoke briefly with Energy Analytics Institute on the sideline of a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela. What follows […]
Amuay Explosion in 2012 Cost PDVSA $1.8 Bln
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Aug.2013) â The Energy Orientation Center (COENER) announced the Amuay refinery explosion will cost PDVSA $1.8 billion. The explosion at the Amuay refinery was caused […]
Paraguana Refining Center Running at 717 Mb/d
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 6.Jul.2013) â With the five distillation plants at Amuay Refinery operating, average processing levels at the Paraguana Refining Center (CRP) were 717,000 b/d in June […]