The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Venezuelan regime, and the shipping companies that move their petroleum products are using military technology to hide the location of their ships, in order to circumvent U.S. sanctions, Associated Press reported on February 3. By Julieta Pelcastre. Full Text -> Diálogo

Traducción de cortesía -> La República Islámica de Irán, el régimen venezolano y las navieras que mueven sus derivados del petróleo están utilizando tecnología militar para ocultar la ubicación de sus barcos, con el fin de eludir las sanciones de EE. UU., informó Associated Press el 3 de febrero

Traducción al español -> Google Translación

China doubled down on imports of Iranian and Venezuelan crude in 2021, taking the most from the U.S.-sanctioned regimes in three years, as refiners brushed off the risk of penalties to scoop up cheap oil.  Crude processors in the world’s biggest importer were observed to have bought 324 million barrels from Iran and Venezuela in 2021, about 53% more than the year before, according to data from market intelligence firm Kpler. That’s the most since 2018, when China took 352 million barrels from the two nations. Full Text-> Bloomberg News

Traducción de cortesía -> China duplicó las importaciones de crudo iraní y venezolano en 2021, aprovechando al máximo los regímenes sancionados por Estados Unidos en tres años, ya que las refinerías descartaron el riesgo de sanciones para obtener petróleo barato. Se observó que los procesadores de crudo del mayor importador del mundo compraron 324 millones de barriles de Irán y Venezuela en 2021, aproximadamente un 53% más que el año anterior, según datos de la firma de inteligencia de mercado Kpler. Esa es la mayor cantidad desde 2018, cuando China tomó 352 millones de barriles de las dos naciones. Para traducir el texto completo use -> Google Translación

A Chinese logistics firm has emerged as a central player in the supply of sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela, even after it was blacklisted by Washington two years ago for handling Iranian crude, seven sources with knowledge of the deals told Reuters. By Jonathan SaulChen AizhuMarianna Parraga. Full Text-> Reuteres

Reports about the delivery of 1.5 million barrels of gasoline to Venezuela by Iran in early June once again threw the saga of relations between those two countries into relief. Media, commentators and scholars have been heatedly debating the enigmatic Iran-Venezuela partnership ever since, and how this alliance can challenge the global dominance of the United States, which has long punished both countries with merciless sanctions. By Kourosh Ziabari. Full Text-> Asia Times

India, the world’s third-biggest oil consumer and importer, received 3.2 million barrels per day (bpd) oil in June, a decline of 0.4% from May and about 28.5% from a year ago, the data showed. Last month, India did not import oil from Venezuela for the first time since June 2009, the data also showed. Full Text -> ETNowNews

The Latin American country already filed an appeal against Washington in the International Criminal Code (ICC) in February, arguing that US sanctions against Caracas constitute a crime against humanity. Venezuela considers US efforts to impede the trade of its oil a violation of international law, and will appeal to the ICC in The Hague, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza announced on Tuesday. Full Text -> Curaçao Chronicle