Una domanda... ma chi raffina il greggio venezuelano?
Gli altri, nel senso che il Venezuela esporta greggio ed importa prodotti raffinati.
While U.S. imports of primarily crude oil from Venezuela have been on the decline, U.S. exports of petroleum products to Venezuela have increased largely because of Venezuela’s tight finances that leave it unable to invest and maintain its own domestic refineries. A decade ago, the United States exported 7,000 bbl/d to Venezuela; in 2013, the United States sent Venezuela 84,000 bbl/d of petroleum products in 2013, primarily methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), intended for blending in gasoline, motor gasoline, and distillate fuel oil.
Although the United States receives the bulk of Venezuela’s exports, other important destinations of Venezuelan petroleum exports include the Caribbean, Asia, and Europe. Two of the fastest growing destinations of Venezuelan crude oil exports have been China and India. EIA estimates that Venezuela sent more than 260,000 bbl/d of crude oil to China and more than 400,000 bbl/d to India in 2013.