PDVSA Faces Pricing Pressure as Tanker Seizure Disrupts Crude Flows
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AI-PoweredPDVSA is facing increased pressure from buyers due to a seized tanker and new US sanctions, leading to wider crude discounts and disrupted flows.
Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 81% confidence.
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Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA is facing wider crude discounts, stuck cargoes, and growing pressure from buyers to rewrite trading terms after the United States seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan oil, traders and sources told Reuters. The seizure of the very large crude carrier Skipper near Venezuela’s coast last week marked Washington’s first interception of a tanker transporting Venezuelan crude. The move came alongside new U.S. sanctions on six vessels and their associated companies, tightening the screws on President…
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