New Delhi: Venezuela har indvilget i at levere råolie til ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) i stedet for det udestående udbytte, sagde olieminister Pankaj Jain.
“They have agreed to give us some oil in lieu of its pending OVL dues. We are waiting for lifting dates,” the Petroleum Secretary said.
This comes after the US eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector in October. The sanctions were imposed to punish Maduro’s government following his 2018 re-election.
Tidligere sagde olieminister Hardeep Singh Puri, at Indien vil købe venezuelansk olie, og tilføjede, at indiske raffinaderier er i stand til at behandle den tunge olie fra det sydafrikanske land.
Da han talte til journalister ved en begivenhed, sagde Puri, at New Delhi er villig til at genoptage olieimport med enhver nation, der ikke er under sanktion.
“India will buy Venezuelan oil. Many of our refineries including one in Paradip are capable of processing heavy oil from Venezuela. We are willing to resume (oil import) with anyone who is not under sanction,” he had said.
“We are in a situation where we are using crude oil 5 million barrels/ per day. And it is increasing every day. If Venezuela oil comes to market we will welcome it,” he added.
India last imported Venezuelan crude in 2020 when the U.S. imposed secondary sanctions on the nation. The U.S. imposed harsh sanctions on Venezuela to punish Maduro’s government following his 2018 re-election.
Det sydamerikanske land producerer omkring 850,000 tønder om dagen (BPD) råolie med et mål om snart at nå 1 million BPD.
India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, has embarked on a strategic journey to reshape its energy landscape.
Som en nation, der er stærkt afhængig af oversøisk olie, der tegner sig for over 80 procent af dets behov, sigter Indien på at begrænse sin råimportregning og styrke sine raffineringsevner.
Denne forfølgelse har fået Indien til at udforske forskellige kilder, og et land, der har fanget dens opmærksomhed, er Venezuela.
Venezuela, a historical player in the global oil industry, has been producing oil since 1914. With proven oil reserves of 299,953,000,000 barrels, as of 2016, Venezuela stands as one of the world’s leading holders of oil reserves, representing about 18.2 per cent of the global total.
Indien, der ser muligheder for at diversificere sine oliekilder og styrke sine raffineringsevner, udforsker intenst samarbejder og partnerskaber med Venezuela.