Exclusive: Kazakhstan to start oil sales via Azeri pipeline to bypass Russia

Kazakhstan is expected to sell some of its crude oil through Azerbaijan’s biggest oil pipeline from September, as the nation seeks alternatives to a route Russia threatened to shut, three sources familiar with the matter said.
EXCLUSIVE U.S. weighs Chevron request to take Venezuela oil for debt payments -sources

The Biden administration is considering a Chevron Corp (CVX.N) proposal to allow the U.S. oil major to accept and trade Venezuelan oil cargoes to recoup unpaid debt, four people close to the discussions said.