US oil company Chevron Corp is sending two oil tankers to Venezuela, one of which will load the first cargo of crude oil destined for the United States in nearly four years.
On Friday, a Chevron-chartered vessel approached the South American country's waters to pick up a cargo of Venezuelan crude.
A second tanker carrying a cargo of diluents to a Chevron oil joint venture is due to arrive in Venezuela early next month.
The US last month issued a six-month licence to Chevron authorising it to take an expanded role at four Venezuelan oil joint ventures that produce, process and export oil, and to bring their oil to the United States.
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