Venezuelan oil joint ventures switch to Russian bank

Venezuelan oil joint ventures switch to Russian bank
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Move comes as US tightens financial pressure on government.

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Customers of joint-venture operations run by Venezuela’s state run oil company PDVSA have being told they must now deposit payments with Russian bank Gazprombank, according to reports.

The move comes after the United States imposed new financial sanctions aimed at preventing oil revenues reaching the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

Norway's Equinor and France's Total are among the companies who run joint ventures with PDVSA. Previously customers of these operations had been allowed to place funds in European or American bank accounts.

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