TREE NEWS reports: Venezuela’s crude exports fell to 809,000 barrels per day in October, down 25% from the previous month and near the lowest level since US President Trump’s military operation removed President Maduro. Sales stalled as state oil company PDVSA refused to cut prices to offset soaring freight costs, keeping its crude competitive with producers such as Canada.
Venezuela Oil Exports Fall to Eight-Month Low as Freight Costs Surge
AI take
The standoff between PDVSA and buyers over freight costs, rather than production capacity, is doing the damage here — a pricing decision with real volume consequences. That matters for the counterparties absorbing the higher shipping bills and for the broader effort to keep Venezuelan crude moving after the Maduro removal. Whether PDVSA's refusal to discount holds as freight stays elevated is the open question, and whether Canadian barrels keep gaining share against Venezuelan grades is worth watching.
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