Venezuela's oil exports rose to 1.25 million bpd in May, shipping data shows

- Venezuela's oil exports rose slightly to 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd) in May fueled by more cargoes to the United States, India and Europe, shipping data showed on Monday.

The volume of crude and refined products shipped from the South American country in May was 0.7% higher than in April and stood 61% above exports in the same month last year, according to the data, based on tanker movements and records from state company PDVSA.