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US Treasury allows Chevron to resume oil production in Venezuela, delivery to US only

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The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Venezuela General License (GL) 41 , authorizing Chevron Corporation to resume limited natural resource extraction operations in Venezuela. This authorization prevents PdVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.) 41, whichever is later.

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Eni and PDVSA launch major heavy-oil projects in Orinoco Belt in Venezuela

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Italy-based oil and gas major Eni and PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela), the state-owned oil and gas corporation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, signed contracts for the creation of two joint ventures (Empresas Mixtas, Mixed Enterprises). Eni in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Map of Orinoco’s Faja area. Schenk C.J.,

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EIA estimates decrease in global surplus crude oil production capacity in 2022

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The assessment of surplus crude oil production capacity does not include volumes of oil that are offline because of unplanned outages and disruptions, including sanctions, because these volumes cannot be brought to market voluntarily.

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IEA: record oil output from US, Brazil, Canada and Norway to keep global markets well supplied

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Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets. mb/d to reach 107 mb/d by 2023.

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IHS Markit: Canadian oil sands production to be ~1M barrels higher by 2030 but with lower annual growth; boosted by deterioration in Venezuela

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The key to unlocking further upside growth potential in the Canadian oil sands will be the ability of the government and industry to restore confidence that the crude oil produced in western Canada can get to markets at a reasonable transportation cost. —Kevin Birn.

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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

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Oil prices appear to be stuck in the $50s per barrel, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t serious supply risks to the market. The threat of an outage will carry more weight as the oil market tightens. Iran probably won’t pose a supply risk to the market, at least not this year. As of September, Venezuela only produced 1.89

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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However, a slowdown is being signaled with just two of the high-potential BRIC markets likely to see increased sales this year. China will lead the sector’s volume growth, with particular strength in SUVs, though IHS expects the market to slow from 2014. Uncertainty lingers over Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela for 2015.

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