JAKARTA - Serious disruptions have occurred in Venezuela's oil exports following the US military operation in the country, causing crude oil shipping activities to almost stop.
The blockade of tanker ships sanctioned by the US government has hampered shipping schedules, leaving Venezuelan oil companies facing major operational uncertainties and potential production declines.
According to a Reuters report, citing four unnamed sources, Venezuela's oil exports are paralyzed because port captains have not received departure permits for loaded ships.
A number of crude oil carriers that were originally scheduled to sail to the United States and Asia are now stuck in ports, according to data quoted from the TankerTrackers ship tracking service.
Several other vessels left ports empty-handed, and specifically, no tankers loaded cargoes at the country's main oil port in Jose on Saturday.
Reuters added that this export suspension could force Venezuela to further reduce oil production. Previously, the Wall Street Journal reported, based on ship tracking data and maritime brokers, that a tanker bound for Venezuela to transport oil had changed course and was now heading for Nigeria. Four other ships were reported to have stopped sailing after the US attack.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the US had launched a massive attack on Venezuela, while Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been arrested and taken out of the country. Several media reported explosions in Caracas and said that the operation was carried out by members of the elite Delta Force unit.
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