HOUSTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A Chevron ( CVX )-chartered

tanker docked at Venezuelan state company PDVSA's Jose terminal

on Tuesday, becoming the first vessel set to load a crude cargo

bound for the United States after a new U.S. license, LSEG

tracking data showed.

The U.S. Treasury Department late last month authorized

Chevron ( CVX ) to operate in the sanctioned OPEC nation again, export

its oil and do swaps with PDVSA through a restricted license

banning any payments to Venezuela's government.