June 29, 2026 9:58 AM

Venezuela’s largest refinery shutdown after power outage:Report

A power outage on Sunday forced the shutdown of Venezuela's largest refinery, the 645,000-barrel-per-day Amuay, though the electric service was later restored, workers from that facility and residents said. Amuay, which is part of the 955,000-bpd Paraguana Refining Center, was the second refinery without electricity following two deadly earthquakes in the country. The South American nation has been struggling to provide power to industrial plants, refineries, businesses and citizens following ...