RE:Possible tarrifs in Venezuela oil?Canuck101 wrote: Hi all,
Do you think it will cause a jump in the Canadian energy sector
In a nutshell I believe it would help heavy oil to the detriment of light oil while generally moving energy costs higher.
Quality matters: About 1/4 of US oil is refinery ready while the rest needs heavy oil blended in. Venezuela provides some of the US needs. It has been estimated the US would need to find ~600,000 barrels per day of heavy oil elsewhere if Venezuelan oil were sanctioned. Additionally if they chose to restrict export of light oills to Venezuela, those would also need a new buyer.
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