Puerto José is a sea port in northeastern Venezuela, on the Caribbean Sea, in the state of Anzoátegui, about 10 km west of Barcelona. Position: 10°06' N / 64°52'W. It is home to an important oil tanker loading complex, the Complejo criogenico de Oriente José, created in 1985 and now more often referred to by its original name, the Cryogenic Complex of Oriente, San Joaquin Plant.