India advises refiner to avoid US system for buying Venezuelan oil

India has asked one buyer of Venezuelan oil to consider paying the South American nations national oil company PDVSA in a way that avoids the US financial system, an Indian government source said, after Washington imposed fresh sanctions on Venezuela last month.The United States is seeking to cut off Venezuelas oil revenue and pressurise the nations President Nicolas Maduro to step down after it recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of state.The sanctions mean that if oil buyers pay PDVSA through the US banking system, the funds could be seized ...

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