The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia denied accusations by US Senator Marco Rubio who suggested that the company was violating US sanctions on Venezuela, the Saudi Embassy in the United States said in a series Twitter posts on Monday.
“The national shipping company of KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) clarifies that its oil tanker is on her way from the Red Sea to pick up a cargo from the Port of Jose Terminal in #Venezuela for one of its regular customers in India”, the Saudi embassy said.
In his Twitter post, Rubio claimed a vessel from Saudi Arabia would soon arrive to Venezuela to sell President Nicolas Maduro dilutents for use in producing oil, which he would then sell to generate income.