Venezuela Turns to Russia for Oil Product Once Bought From US

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Moscow has supplied the majority of Caracas's diluent since June

Russia Surpasses US as Venezuela's Main Naphtha Supplier

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Russia has unseated the US as Venezuela’s primary source of naphtha, a petroleum product it needs to dilute its extra-heavy crude, as Washington’s trade policies push the two sanctioned countries into deeper economic cooperation

Russia Surpasses US as Venezuela's Main Naphtha Supplier | Moscow has supplied the majority of Caracas's diluent since June

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Russia has unseated the US as Venezuela’s primary source of naphtha, a petroleum product it needs to dilute its extra-heavy crude, as Washington’s trade policies push the two sanctioned countries into deeper economic cooperation.

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