Venezuela blackout halts most oil exports, hits crude upgrading -sources

Caracas/Punto Fijo — Venezuelan state-run oil firm PDVSA has been unable to resume crude exports at its primary port since last week’s blackout, according to people familiar with the matter, indicating that the country’s massive power outage is crippling the OPEC nation’s principal industry. Power remained patchy in most of the country after a blackout on … More »