Venezuela Facing Ongoing Refinery Woes

September 26, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Problems with a furnace forced the state-run oil company in Venezuela to shutter parts of its Amuay refinery, creating further headwinds for the country's fuel output. Industrial Info reported Wednesday that Petróleos de Venezuela (Caracas, Venezuela), known also as PDVSA, was forced to shut down nearly half of the production capacity at the Amuay refinery. Boasting a nameplate processing capacity of 205,000 barrels per day (BBL/d), the issue was caused by a furnace failure.