Iranian tankers feed fuel to Venezuela's El Palito refinery, help it resume gasoline production

May 27, 2020

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Iranian tankers feed fuel to Venezuela's El Palito refinery, help it resume gasoline production Iranian tankers have fed fuel to one of Venezuela's most important refineries, enabling the strategic El Palito facility to resume gasoline production after it was forced to largely reduce its activities under pressure from draconian American sanctions. ... Read More

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