Rosneft Sanctions May Disrupt Heavy Oil Supplies

摘要

US sanctions against Rosneft’s trading subsidiary — part of the Trump administration’s campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — could disrupt the supply of heavy, sour crude oil to Europe and India. Since the initial round of US sanctions against Caracas last year, Swiss-based Rosneft Trading has been supplying Venezuelan oil to buyers that backed away from direct contacts with state- owned Petroleos de Venezuela.