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Trinidad Ministers: Footage of Nabarima visit supplied by Venezuela FSO Nabarima (Trinidad Guardian) Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA supplied this country with footage of the recent inspection done by a local team to the oil tanker Nabarima. Energy Minister Franklin Khan and Foreign Affairs Minister Amery Browne confirmed this yesterday following the release of the video last Saturday. The video centred around last Tuesday’s tour of the Nabarima by a three-member TT inspection team. The tour followed local and international concerns about a potential environmental threat after the vessel – holding 1.3 million barrels of oil – began listing to the right and taking on water in July/August. Then, PDVSA which operates the vessel stated repairs were done. However Government pressed for the independent verification visit and after some delay on Venezuela’s part, finally obtained approval to inspect the vessel last Tuesday. After the seven-hour tour, the team reported the tanker was uprig