PDVSA Operations Impacted by Crude Spill

Shipping operations at one of three docks of Venezuela's main crude exporting port were halted after an oil spill occurred while loading a vessel bound for India, union and marine sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

 

The spill, which happened over the weekend and whose size has not yet been disclosed, also affected other vessels close to the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Nave Quasar, chartered by India's Reliance Industries, the sources added.

 

Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, which operates the terminal, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

Reporting by Marianna Parraga