Cardón Refinery Fire Halts All Operations at Paraguaná Complex

A gas line leak at Venezuela's Cardón refinery forced a preventive evacuation and halted all operations at the Paraguaná complex, with flames extinguished and no official statement from Pdvsa. The outage removes a key source of domestic fuel supply and export capacity, compounding Venezuela's already strained refining system. Uncertainty remains over the extent of damage and restart timeline.