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US Treasury allows Chevron to resume oil production in Venezuela, delivery to US only

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The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued Venezuela General License (GL) 41 , authorizing Chevron Corporation to resume limited natural resource extraction operations in Venezuela. This authorization prevents PdVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.) 41, whichever is later.

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Eni and PDVSA launch major heavy-oil projects in Orinoco Belt in Venezuela

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Italy-based oil and gas major Eni and PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela), the state-owned oil and gas corporation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, signed contracts for the creation of two joint ventures (Empresas Mixtas, Mixed Enterprises). Eni in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Map of Orinoco’s Faja area.

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PDVSA signs agreements with India’s Reliance and OVL for work in Orinoco

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The Venezuelan state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, SA (PdVSA), has signed agreements with two major Indian energy companies, Reliance and OVL, for work in Venezuela’s Orinoco heavy oil belt. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and PDVSA signed a Joint Study Agreement for Ayacucho Block 8 in Orinoco Oil Belt.

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CNPC and PDVSA to invest $14B to develop Junin 10 in Orinoco extra-heavy oil belt

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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Venezuela’s PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela SA) will invest about $14 billion to develop the Junin 10 block in the Orinoco extra heavy oil belt in Venezuela, according to a tweet sent out by Rafael Ramirez, the Venezuelan petroleum minister. degrees API.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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PdVSA doubling capacity and modernizing El Palito Refinery for influx of more Orinoco heavy crudes

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The Venezuelan national petroleum company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. PdVSA) has awarded Japan-based Toyo Engineering Corporation and its consortium partners Foster Wheeler AG (FW) and the Venezuelan engineering company Y&V Ingeniería y Construcción, C.A. (Y&V) This number represents a major upward revision from 99.4 Hydrotreating.

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PDVSA signs $4B loan agreement with China Development Bank for expansion of heavy oil production in Orinoco

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Venezuela’s PDVSA signed a $4.0-billion, Venezuela will also receive two other loans from China: one for $1.5 China and Venezuela are developing Orinoco blocks Junin 1, 4 and 8; Boyaca 4 and MP3. PDVSA holds a majority 64.25% stake in the Sinovensa JV; CNPC owns the remaining 35.75% stake. Schenk C.J., Charpentier, R.R.,

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