Orlen Oil Deal: Horizon Global’s Take Disputed ($100M vs $135M)
AMBCrypto and Crypto Economy both cover Orlen's failed Venezuelan oil deal and USDt payment trail, but give different figures for how much intermediary Horizon Global received from Hannon Int
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AMBCrypto and Crypto Economy both cover Orlen's failed Venezuelan oil deal and USDt payment trail, but give different figures for how much intermediary Horizon Global received from Hannon International.
AMBCrypto and Crypto Economy both cover Orlen's failed Venezuelan oil deal and USDt payment trail, but give different figures for how much intermediary Horizon Global received from Hannon International.
What all sources agree on
Orlen Trading Switzerland paid Dubai-based intermediaries for Venezuelan crude that was never delivered.
Hannon International Middle East DMCC received approximately $230 million.
USB drives holding USDt were used to move funds as part of the payment chain.
A $135 million conversion step reportedly resulted in only $85 million being received, tied to a shortfall dispute.
Polish prosecutors indicted three former Orlen managers in August 2026.
Where the reports disagree
1How much Horizon Global received from Hannon
Whereas another intermediary, Horizon Global, received around $100 million.
What would settle it: Orlen Trading Switzerland's internal transaction records or a court filing in the UAE dispute detailing the Hannon-Horizon transfer amounts.
What to make of it
Treat the broad outline of the failed Orlen-Venezuela oil deal and the $230 million Hannon received as established, but the precise sum Horizon Global received is unresolved between the two reports and should not be cited as a fixed figure until a primary transaction record surfaces.
Treat the broad outline of the failed Orlen-Venezuela oil deal and the $230 million Hannon received as established, but the precise sum Horizon Global received is unresolved between the two reports and should not be cited as a fixed figure until a primary transaction record surfaces.
Originally reported by AltcoinGordon, written by Olivia Hayes. Republished with permission.
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