Chevron Ships Venezuelan Crude Despite Rising U.S. Pressure

Chevron Corp. is preparing to export up to 1 million barrels of crude from Venezuela, even as U.S. pressure on the country’s oil trade intensifies following fresh accusations from President Donald Trump. According to Bloomberg tanker-tracking data, Chevron has completed loading a crude cargo onto the tanker Searuby and is in the process of loading another shipment onto the Minerva Astra. The exports come a day after President Trump accused Venezuela of using oil revenues to finance drug trafficking and te ...