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🇻🇪🇺🇸 — REPORT: U.S. Imports of Venezuelan Crude Top 500,000 bpd - U.S. imports of Venezuelan crude have risen above 500,000 barrels a day in 2026, back to pre-2019 sanctions levels, according to this briefing. - The surge is tied to a post-January U.S.–Venezuela oil arrangement and wider licenses for companies including Chevron, Vitol, and Trafigura after the reported capture of Nicolás Maduro. Cargoes once headed to China have been redirected to the United States, Europe, and India. Total Venezuelan crude exports are put at about 1.2 million bpd.