Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) – Virgin Islands Free Press

US attorneys for a Russian woman seeking to recover a megayacht target Antigua

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — Attorneys for the daughter of a U.S.-sanctioned Russian billionaire asked a U.S. federal court this week for access to the financial records of officials including the…

John McCarthy March 14, 2025

Breaking News Business News Caribbean News

Venezuelan oil transferred at new ship-to-ship spot in the Caribbean, tanker

CARACAS — Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA this week began using a new location near La Borracha island in the Caribbean sea for transferring Venezuelan crude from one ship to…

John McCarthy January 4, 2025

Breaking News Business News Caribbean News

As Cuba’s nationwide blackout continues, a look at why the electrical grid collapsed

HAVANA — As Cuba’s electrical grid shut down Friday, leaving millions of Cubans without power nationwide hours after the government declared an “energy emergency,” authorities have not said when the…

John McCarthy October 19, 2024

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Venezuela Opposition Envoy Urges Biden To Ease Oil Sanctions

MIAMI (AP) — The new representative of Venezuela’s opposition in the U.S. is urging the Biden administration to relax crippling oil sanctions on Nicolas Maduro’s government or risk seeing the…

John McCarthy April 4, 2023

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Venezuela To Ship Fuel To Cuba On U.S.-Blacklisted Supertanker

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA today was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for Cuba, maritime documents showed, an unusually large volume to help its political…

John McCarthy March 13, 2023

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

CERAWEEK-Trinidad In Substantive Negotiations With Venezuela On Gas Project

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago has held substantive talks with Venezuela on developing the promising Dragon offshore gas field following a U.S. authorization to begin the long-stalled…

John McCarthy March 10, 2023

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Trinidad Says Negotiations With Venezuela on Gas Project to Happen Soon

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Friday told Parliament his government had been in touch with Venezuela following a U.S. license to jointly…

John McCarthy February 4, 2023

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Russian Fuel Oil Cargo Arrives In Cuba As It Ramps Up Imports

HAVANA — A tanker carrying Russian fuel oil arrived in Cuba on Thursday, bringing supplies for the Caribbean nation's sputtering power plants and giving Russia an outlet for products shunned…

John McCarthy July 16, 2022

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

U.S. To Ease A Few Economic Sanctions Against Venezuela

CARACAS — The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the…

John McCarthy May 18, 2022

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

United Arab Emirates Emerges As Hub For Companies Helping Venezuela Skirt U.S. Oil Sanctions, Report Says

ABU DHABI — In June, the United States imposed sanctions on half a dozen oil tankers managed by established shipping firms. It was a major escalation of American attempts to…

VI Free Press December 29, 2020