Italy’s Eni to resume taking Venezuelan oil after 4-month pause
FILE PHOTO: A police car is being filled with fuel at a gas station next to the sign of Italian energy Eni company in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt February 6, 2021. Picture taken February 6, 2021. REUTERS
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By Marianna Parraga
HOUSTON (Reuters) — A unit of Italian oil company Eni has been assigned two 1-million-barrel cargoes of Venezuelan diluted crude oil for November loading, according to a document from state-run PDVSA seen by Reuters on Monday.
The cargoes mark the resumption of an oil-for-debt deal authorized by the U.S. government earlier this year as an exception to sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector.
PDVSA owes billions of dollars to partners in dozens of oil and gas joint ventures, which has prompted some foreign firms to leave the country empty-handed while others have resorted to Washington for authorizations that can help reduce outstanding debts.
Eni plans to take the Venezuelan crude onboard the Suezmax tankers Africa and Gladiator. Africa was in Venezuelan waters on Monday waiting to load, while Gladiator is scheduled to depart from U.S. waters to Venezuela after discharging a previous cargo, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel monitoring data.
Eni did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Between June and July, Eni received a total of 3.6 million barrels of DCO. Most of that volume was later delivered by Eni to Spain’s Repsol (OTC:REPYY).