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Venezuela in First Shale Gas Exploration Project

22.05.2014 - Venezuela plans to begin its first shale gas exploration campaign in western Lake Maracaibo as part of a joint venture with Brazil's state-run Petrobras. "We've approved the first...

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Venezuela 2012 Oil and Fuel Exports Rise, Crude Output Slips

04.05.2013 - Venezuela's oil and fuel exports rose slightly in 2012 over the previous year even as crude production and refinery output slipped, the oil minister said on Friday, as the OPEC...

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Explosion Kills 24 at Venezuela's Biggest Refinery

25.08.2012 - An explosion tore through Venezuela's biggest oil refinery on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, wounding more than 80 and halting operations at the huge facility in the OPEC...

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Chavez Urges Repsol to Make "Friendly" Deal with Argentina

24.07.2012 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez advised Repsol on Monday to seek a friendly agreement in its dispute with Argentina and noted that the Spanish energy company held important assets...

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China's CNPC in Talks with Ecuador over $12.5 Billion Refinery

20.07.2012 - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country's biggest oil producer, is in talks with Ecuador's government over a potential investment in the OPEC-member's US-$12.5 billion...

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CNPC, PDVSA to Start Building Joint Refinery in Late April

23.04.2012 - State-run China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) will start building their mega joint refinery on China's southern coast later this month, a move...