(Reuters, 8.Apr.2021) — A floating facility off the Venezuelan coast has finished offloading crude stored in it for the past two years due to U.S. sanctions, paving the way for output to resume in an oilfield, an official of the facility’s operator said on Thursday. Operations to remove crude from […]
Tag: FSO Nabarima
Venezuela Briefs: LPG Shortage, Eni On Nabarima
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2020) — Energy briefs from Venezuela regarding ongoing shortages of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and Italy’s Eni submitting a proposal regarding the offloading of FSO Nabarima. Heard On The Street: Citizens Using Firewood An ongoing shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is widely used across Venezuela […]
Trinidad Briefs: Nabarima Stable, Budget Prices
(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Oct.2020) — Energy briefs from Trinidad and Tobago related to an update on the status of the FSO Nabarima offshore Venezuela in the Gulf of Paria and commodity prices used in the 2021 budget. FSO Nabarima Stable, Not An Environmental Threat The FSO Nabarima located offshore Venezuela […]
Nabarima: Potential Oil Spill Larger Than Exxon-Valdez
(350.org, 20.Oct.2020) — While a record deluge of intensifying hurricanes hit the Caribbean and Gulf, many of the same communities are at risk of a slow-motion multi-million-gallon oil spill in the region, even larger than the infamous 1989 Exxon-Valdez spill which involved 10.8 million gallons. Amira Odeh, 350.org Caribbean and […]
Nabarima Floating Storage Tanker At Risk Of Sinking
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Oct.2020) — The Nabarima floating storage unit with around 1,180,000 barrels of oil and located offshore Venezuela’s Sucre state is at increased risk of sinking, an oil union official warns. Nabarima belongs to the Empresa Mixta PetroSucre, which partners state oil company PetrĂłleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and […]
US Embassy In Trinidad Concerned About Nabarima
(Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Oct.2020) — The US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago expressed continued concerns about the potential risk to safety and environment posed by the Venezuelan-flagged vessel, Nabarima. The vessel is carrying around 1.2-1.3 million barrels and is located in Venezuela’s Gulf of Paria. “We strongly support immediate actions […]
What Oil Spill In Venezuela Tells Us About Its Politics
(Javier Corrales, 7.Sep.2020) — The largest oil reserves and one of the world’s most incompetent governments have brought authoritarianism, economic collapse and environmental disaster to the country. It has been a tough summer for Venezuela. The already ailing country, in the throes of a severe lockdown, is also experiencing a […]
Damaged Venezuelan Oil Tanker Drawing Concern
(AP, 2.Sep.2020) — The sight of a huge oil tanker that has taken on water and is leaning to one side off a remote stretch of Venezuela’s coast has triggered international calls for action. After years of neglect, the FSO Nabarima, a rusting hulk full of thick crude, is in […]