A lack of diluents to produce Venezuela’s flagship crude grades took a toll on oil exports last month, forcing state-run PDVSA to declare “maximum alert” at its main terminal, company documents and tanker tracking data showed. The shortage of these blending feedstocks, which also reduced oil output at Venezuela’s main producing region last month, has …

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