Venezuela’s ‘ugly and rusty’ refineries will be hard to revive despite Trump’s $100 billion vow
- Venezuela’s Paraguana Refining Center, once a proud emblem of the nation’s vast oil wealth and its ambition to convert crude reserves into fuel and export revenue, now stands as a stark symbol of decay.
- The 955,000-barrel-per-day complex in Falcon state operates at a mere fraction of its capacity, a decline that has unfolded over decades and is unrelated to the powerful earthquakes that recently struck the country.
- Months before the seismic events, Reuters visited the area surrounding the Amuay and Cardon refineries, which form the Paraguana complex, alongside one of Venezuela’s other two activ
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- Venezuela’s Paraguana Refining Center, once a proud emblem of the nation’s vast oil wealth and its ambition to convert crude reserves into fuel and export revenue, now stands as a stark symbol of decay.
- The 955,000-barrel-per-day complex in Falcon state operates at a mere fraction of its capacity, a decline that has unfolded over decades and is unrelated to the powerful earthquakes that recently struck the country.
- Months before the seismic events, Reuters visited the area surrounding the Amuay and Cardon refineries, which form the Paraguana complex, alongside one of Venezuela’s other two activ
Sources: The Independent