Venezuela Says Oil Export System Down After Weekend Cyberattack

December 15, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC

Venezuela’s state oil company is still struggling to restore key administrative systems after what it called a cyberattack that hit over the weekend.

Petroleos de Venezuela SA’s network, which manages export and import data at the country’s main crude terminal of Jose, remained offline Monday after the breach early Saturday. The outage has delayed scheduled loadings and forced contingency measures across the company, according to three people familiar with the situation.

PDVSA told staff to shut down computers, disconnect external hardware and cut off WiFi and Starlink connections, the people said, citing an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. Security ...

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