It was not immediately clear who provided the fuel.
The U.S. Treasury Department declined to comment. A spokesperson for the State Department said U.S. policy on diesel swaps linked to Venezuela has not changed. “Those that participate in such transactions remain at risk of exposure to our sanctions,” the person said.
Venezuela in recent years has become reliant on imported gasoline and diesel to compensate for state-run oil firm PDVSA’s insufficient domestic production.
Until the last quarter of 2020, when U.S. officials ordered companies involved to halt diesel supplies as part of sanctions aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro, most imports of the fuel arrived in the OPEC-member nation as swaps for crude with PDVSA’s customers.
Marianna Parraga
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Trailer trucks line up along an avenue to fill up their tanks at a gas station as part of a growing diesel shortage, in Caracas, Venezuela March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo
Venezuela s first diesel imports since November arrived this week aboard the tanker Bueno, carrying almost 500,000 barrels of fuel desperately needed by farmers and truckers in the sanction-hit country, according to a shipping document and two sources.
It was not immediately clear who provided the fuel and the type of diesel the tanker carries.
Even though U.S. sanctions allow fuel imports by Venezuela under humanitarian exceptions, lawyers consulted by Reuters said companies need a specific authorization from the U.S. Treasury Department.
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Published: 27 May 2021 05:08 PM BdST
Updated: 27 May 2021 05:08 PM BdST Trailer trucks line up along an avenue to fill up their tanks at a gas station as part of a growing diesel shortage, in Caracas, Venezuela March 5, 2021. REUTERS
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It was not immediately clear who provided the fuel and the type of diesel the tanker carries.
Even though US sanctions allow fuel imports by Venezuela under humanitarian exceptions, lawyers consulted by Reuters said companies need a specific authorization from the US Treasury Department.
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