Cutouts depicting images of oil operations are seen outside a building of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2019.
U.S. sanctions that were in place on Venezuela since 2019 largely blocked state-run oil company PDVSA from exporting to its chosen markets.
That changed last week, but Washington's six-month relaxation of the measures is too limited to spur new crude production.
PDVSA also is in talks with Mercuria Energy and Sahara Energy on spot sales, the sources said.
The Italian company and Spain's Repsol (REP.MC) have been in negotiations with PDVSA for months to expand gas output in Venezuela.
Persons:
Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Trafigura, PDVSA, Pedro Tellechea, Tipco, Spain's, Eni, Maurel, prepay, Marianna Parraga, Laura Sanicola
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Global, PDVSA, Bermuda, Mercuria Energy, Sahara Energy, U.S ., Reliance Industries, Valero Energy, PBF Energy, Eni, Valero, Reliance, U.S . Treasury Department, Traders, Thomson
Locations:
Caracas, Venezuela, U.S, Venezuela's, Sahara, PDVSA's, Houston, Washington