This Tuesday arrived the Sandino oil tanker at the Marine terminal of Guaraguao refinery in Anzoategui state, the same boat is a product of the Cuban-Venezuelan joint venture Transalba, that will immediately begin to perform transportation services of crude oil between the countries hat make part of the energy agreements of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alba) and Petrocaribe.
The activity counted with the presence of the Refining and Trade Vice President of PDVSA, Asdrubal Chavez, who held that this boat has a capacity to carry up to 490.000 barrels of oil.
He noted that these actions will strengthen the sovereignty in the transportation of oil, which will be of vital importance for the development of the peoples of the region.
PDVSA has expressed that the new hydrocarbons ship will allow to generate savings in the payment of freight and increase the warranties in the subject of transport and supply of oil in the region.
Sandino is the second oil ship to arrive to the country in the framework of energy cooperation of Alba, after the arrival of the Petion ship, last February.
It will carry monthly shipments of light crude from the refinery in Puerto La Cruz to the Camilo Cienfuegos refinery, located in Cuba; Likewise, it will transport Fuel Oil to other destinations in the Caribbean.
It is being studied the possibility of acquiring a third vessel of less tonnage to facilitate access to Central American ports of lesser depth and storage capacity.
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