Anonymous ID: 43432d Feb. 13, 2020, 3:08 p.m. No.8128216   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>8296 >>8451 >>8684 >>8809

After Year at Sea, Oil Caught in Venezuelan Tug-Of-War Finally Docks

 

Gerd Knutsen crude tanker begins offloading disputed cargo. Mystery over who controls $50 million oil payload persists. An oil tanker caught in the crosshairs of the political battle for control of Venezuela is discharging its cargo after a year and two days bobbing off the South American country’s coast.

 

The vessel Gerd Knutsen is offloading 950,000 barrels of Venezuelan oil at a domestic port, according to shipping reports and vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The crude, valued at roughly $50 million, belongs to Citgo Petroleum Corp., the U.S. refiner led by appointees of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido. The Gerd Knutsen docked at the Port of Jose at a terminal run by Petroleos de Venezuela SA, the national oil company controlled by President Nicolas Maduro. It’s unclear if the vessel is discharging with the consent of Guaido’s Citgo. In December, a shadow board of Citgo directors chosen by Maduro attempted to seize the cargo but was blocked by a U.S. court.

 

Citgo and PDVSA didn’t immediately return emails seeking comment.

 

The battle for control of Venezuela’s oil riches heated up after Guaido’s first official visit to the White House to meet President Donald Trump earlier this month. After the meeting, Maduro’s regime moved to imprison six former Citgo executives who’d been living under house arrest.

 

Jan. 22, 2019: Gerd Knutsen, chartered by Citgo, finishes loading 950k bbl Diluted Crude Oil (DCO), a cargo valued at ~$50m

On Jan. 23, 2019: Trump recognizes Guaido as interim president of Venezuela

On Jan. 28, 2019: U.S. announces sanctions on PDVSA; Guaido says he’ll name a new Citgo board

On Feb. 13, 2019: Venezuelan National Assembly approves new board members for Citgo

In December: Citgo tries to block Maduro’s bid to seize Gerd Knutsen’s cargo

Feb. 5: Guaido meets Trump at the White House

Feb. 6: Six Citgo executives under house arrest are taken to prison

Feb. 13: Gerd Knutsen berths at Jose to discharge cargo

https://www.bloomberg.com//news/articles/2020-02-13/after-year-at-sea-oil-caught-in-venezuelan-tug-of-war-docks

Anonymous ID: 43432d Feb. 13, 2020, 3:13 p.m. No.8128269   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>8306

>>8128217

it can mean that but since we are looking at data traces we don't know for certain what is going on but the covering is just a term for "got your back"-whether it is with weapons or not cannot be determined from my keyboard.

Someone would see that on the ground at some point -not just those flights but something would be seen

Anonymous ID: 43432d Feb. 13, 2020, 3:46 p.m. No.8128607   🗄️.is đź”—kun

>>8128576

those here long enough know the styles-I do it with the notes or if I can't get in to the article note that it's soc media. Miss tha tunez!!!! I can get the handles screwed up sometimes but know who is who most of the time.

good to see you again