Venezuela's crude and fuel exports rose to about 690K b/d last month according to data from PDVSA and Refinitiv Eikon,the highest level of oil exports from the country since April as customers look to secure Venezuelan crude before a US deadline to halt all oil imports from the South American nation.Over 40%(276K b/d) of these exports went to India,with another 60K b/d moving to Europe.2MM bbl of Venezuelan heavy crude also moved to Fujairah in the UAE during the month.According to PDVSA documents seen by Reuters on Oct.6,the company has boosted crude blending and upgrading to their highest levels since March due to the uptick in oil exports,which allowed the company to drawdown inventories at local upgraders and blending facilities.The Petropiar upgrader reported output of 115K b/d of Hamaca crude on Oct.5 while Merey crude production from the Sinovensa blending facility was said to be 158K b/d that same day.PDVSA did not respond to a request for comment about output from Petropiar and Sinovensa.
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