Venezuela's PDVSA resuming oil cargo deliveries after cyberattack, sources say

Reuters12-17
Venezuela's PDVSA resuming oil cargo deliveries after cyberattack, sources say

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA was on Wednesday resuming oil cargo deliveries at its terminals following a cyberattack this week that affected its centralized administrative systems, sources close to its operations said.

The company, which is facing the U.S. announcement on Tuesday of a blockade of all sanctioned tankers approaching or planning to leave Venezuelan waters after the seizure of a cargo last week, was able to isolate oilfields, refineries, ports and other facilities from its central system to resume work.

Workers at terminals are now making a manual record of deliveries to avoid a longer suspension of exports, the sources said. PDVSA's joint venture partner Chevron CVX.N was on Wednesday loading two crude cargoes bound for the U.S., according to one of the sources and shipping data.

(Reporting by Marianna Parraga)

((marianna.parraga@thomsonreuters.com; +1 713 371 7559; Reuters Messaging: @mariannaparraga))

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