Venezuelan petcoke 契約 論争 燃料s ship 列s, 追跡(する) for 選択s

By Marianna Parraga and Sudarshan Varadhan

HOUSTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The sudden 中断 of a Venezuelan 契約 that had 上げるd its 輸出(する)s of 石油 coke has led to a bottleneck of 大型船s waiting to 負担 and sent 顧客s 緊急発進するing for 代案/選択肢 供給(する)s, によれば sources and data.

A 2017 契約 between Venezuelan 明言する/公表する oil company PDVSA and Geneva-based Maroil 貿易(する)ing helped the country's 輸出(する)s of the oil byproduct to grow seven 倍の between 2021 and 2022. But the 取引,協定 was 一時停止するd last month まっただ中に a 論争 over accounts receivable and the 拡張 of the 契約.

Venezuela's petcoke 輸出(する)s dropped to 56,000 metric トンs in June, from more than 620,000 トンs in January. So far this month, only one 70,000-トン 貨物 has been 権限を与えるd by PDVSA to 負担. But as of Tuesday the 本体,大部分/ばら積みの 運送/保菌者 had not sailed, shipping data seen by Reuters showed.

Eight other 大型船s are 近づく Venezuelan ports waiting to 負担 a 連合させるd 350,000 トンs, によれば the data. Petcoke is 大部分は used to 解雇する/砲火/射撃 固く結び付ける kilns in countries from フラン to 中国.

PDVSA did not reply to a request for comment. David Houck from 法律 会社/堅い Winston & Strawn, which 代表するs Maroil, said that as 交渉s about the 契約 were 現在進行中の, Maroil was not willing to discuss 詳細(に述べる)s.

Venezuela last year 輸出(する)d some 3.3 million metric tonnes of petcoke, mostly 貿易(する)d by Maroil, which in 最近の years has 調印するd 商業の 協定s with other companies to reach final 顧客s.

At Venezuela's eastern 地域, where most petcoke is produced, 蓄える/店d and shipped, union 代表者/国会議員s worry that the 契約 中断 could lead to an 過度の accumulation of the 製品 in open areas, where it 解放(する)s particl es to the 空気/公表する that can 原因(となる) respiratory 問題/発行するs.

"労働者s have not been 公式に 知らせるd about the 契約 status," said oil union leader Jose Bodas. "Those petcoke piles, which are 汚染するing, had been 減ずるd. If 製品 is not 輸出(する)d, new problems will come."

ALTERNATIVES

A 上級の (n)役員/(a)執行力のある from a 固く結び付ける company in southern India said its Venezuelan petcoke 供給者 has 取り消すd three 契約s since last month, 特記する/引用するing 不確定s 関係のある to its ability to 配達する the 製品.

"We 推定する/予想する someone else to step in, in place of Maroil now," the company (n)役員/(a)執行力のある said, 拒絶する/低下するing to 公表する/暴露する the 指名する of its 供給者s.

PDVSA has in 最近の months 認可するd new 買い手s and intermediaries for its petcoke sales, a move to 拡大する its 顧客 roster and 直接/まっすぐに reach overseas 買い手s.

"No Indian 買い手 should 試みる/企てる to get Venezuelan 構成要素 without a 保証(人) that 支払い(額) would only be made on 発射する/解雇する," said another 顧客, 特記する/引用するing past 配達/演説/出産 延期するs.

International petcoke prices have fallen this year まっただ中に 供給(する)-需要・要求する 不均衡s, によれば Gujarat-based 仲買人 I-Energy Natural 資源s. But a 類似の 減少(する) in coal prices, which is an 代案/選択肢 燃料, has 動機づけるd some importers in Asia to switch away from Venezuelan petcoke.

Venezuela-origin petcoke sold at $105 per トン at the end of last week. In contrast, Saudi-origin petcoke was 定価つきの at $103 per トン, and U.S. 湾 Coast petcoke for India 配達/演説/出産 貿易(する)d at $105 per トン in the same period, によれば I-Energy.

(報告(する)/憶測ing by Marianna Parraga in Houston and Sudarshan Varadhan in Singapore; 付加 報告(する)/憶測ing by Mircely Guanipa in Maracay. Editing by Stephen Coates, Josie Kao and Diane (手先の)技術)

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