News in Republic of Venezuela

• Cabinet approves 2.18 billion dollars investment in Venezuela oil block (New Kerala)
  

  New Delhi, March 19 : The cabinet Friday approved an investment of 2.18 billion dollars (Rupees 10,900 crore) by three state-run companies - ONGC Videsh, Indian Oil Corporation and Oil India - in Venezuela's Carbobo oil block.
  
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• Cabinet approves $2.18 bn investment in Venezuela oil block (Calcutta News)
  

  The cabinet Friday approved an investment of $2.18 billion (Rs.10,900 crore) by three state-run companies - ONGC Videsh, Indian Oil Corporation and Oil India - in Venezuela's Carbobo oil block.
  
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• Pentagon says Venezuela a 'destabilizing force' (The Star)
  

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief of the U.S. military's Southern Command said on Thursday that Venezuela's socialist government is a "destabilizing force" in Latin America and continues to back leftist guerrillas in Colombia.
  
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• United Socialist Party of Venezuela Activist Assassinated in Tachira State (Venezuelanalysis.com)
  

  Caracas, March 18, 2010 (venezuelanalysis.com) - Jorge Enrique Medina Delgado, a member of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), was assassinated in the city of San Antonio del Tachira, in the opposition controlled state of Tachira yesterday.
  
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• Venezuela ups proven oil reserves by 23 percent (Press Trust of India)
  

  Caracas, Mar 18 (AFP) Venezuela announced today that its proven reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels of oil at the end of 2009, a 39.9 billion barrel increase, or 23 per cent.
  
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• Mayor seizes waste-management companies, vows to clean up Venezuela's trash-strewn capital (Sun-Sentinel)
  

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - It's a dirty job, and now the government's gonna do it.
  
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• Venezuela: OK to seek ex-president's extradition (AP via Yahoo! News)
  

  Venezuela's Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government to seek former President Carlos Andres Perez's extradition from the United States.
  
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• Venezuela ups proven oil reserves by 23 percent (Malaysian Mirror)
  

  CARACAS -Venezuela announced Thursday its proven oil reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels at the end of 2009, a 23 percent increase thanks mostly to heavy crude oil finds that are difficult to extract. Read more...
  
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• Venezuela asks for details of charges in ETA case (AP via Yahoo! News)
  

  Venezuela has asked authorities in Spain to detail their accusations against an alleged ETA operative accused of helping the Basque separatist group arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela.
  
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• Venezuela asks for details of charges in ETA case (San Francisco Chronicle)
  

  Venezuela has asked authorities in Spain to detail their accusations against an alleged ETA operative accused of helping the Basque separatist group arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela. Venezuela asked Interpol in Madrid for details... Venezuela - Spain - Basque nationalism - ETA - South America
  
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• Venezuela ups proven oil reserves by 23 percent (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
  

  Venezuela announced Thursday its proven oil reserves rose to 211.17 billion barrels at the end of 2009, a 23 percent increase thanks mostly to heavy crude oil finds that are difficult to extract.
  
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• The anti-Venezuela election campaign (Guardian Unlimited)
  

  Venezuela has an election for its national assembly in September, and the campaign has begun in earnest. I am referring to the international campaign. This is carried out largely through the international media, although some will spill over into the Venezuelan media.
  
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• Govt may approve ONGC's investment in Venezuela (Press Trust of India)
  

  New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) The government may tomorrow give nod to Oil and Natural Gas Corp and partners to invest about USD 2.2 billion in developing a giant oil field in Venezuela.
  
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• Oil minister says Venezuela not planning to relinquish control of Curacao refinery (Canadian Business)
  

  CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's energy minister says the government of President Hugo Chavez is not planning to give up operational control of an
  
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• Venezuela debates Internet regulation (CNN)
  

  The Venezuelan National Assembly took up debate on Internet regulation just days after President Hugo Chavez called for online restrictions in televised remarks.
  
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• Venezuela won't pull out of Curacao refinery (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  

  Venezuela's energy minister says the government of President Hugo Chavez is not planning to give up operational control of an oil refinery in Curacao.
  
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• Venezuela's top food maker fights expropriation (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  

  Venezuela's largest food producer says it will ask the country's Supreme Court to annul a mayor's order to expropriate property where it has warehouses and offices.
  
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• Venezuela's domestic fuel consumption to rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  

  Venezuela's government says domestic oil consumption is likely to rise roughly 100,000 barrels a day as dozens of new power plants are put into operation to curb electricity shortages.
  
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• Venezuela's Chavez strengthens ties with Belarus (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  

  Venezuela and Belarus strengthened ties in energy and trade Wednesday, with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saying they are seeking to increase their independence from the U.S. and other "imperialist" nations.
  
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• Officials: Venezuela Not Going to Censor the Internet (PC Magazine)
  

  Venezuela is not planning to censor the Web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said on Monday, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet.
  
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• The Castro-Chávez link: What are 30,000 Cuban advisers doing in Venezuela? (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
  

  While two wars in Southwest Asia and a dangerous confrontation with Iran dominate President Obama's foreign- policy worry list, oil-rich Venezuela, much closer to home, is becoming more than a minor irritant.
  
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• WEB/TECH: Venezuela Denies Plans to Censor Internet (All About Jazz)
  

  Venezuela is not planning to censor the Web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said on Monday, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet. Opposition leaders, bloggers and media freedom groups are worried Chavez's socialist government is preparing to clamp down on the networking sites or install tight controls such as those used
  
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• Belarus offers Venezuela assistance in creating defense system (Defence Professionals)
  

  MINSK | Belarus is ready to assist Venezuela in the creation of a modern national defense system, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in Caracas on Tuesday, according to RIA Novosti. ...
  
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• Belarus to build air defense for Venezuela in oil trade (Press TV)
  

  The President of Belarus promises to assist Venezuela build a national air defense system as Caracas agrees to supply crude oil to Belarusian refineries.
  
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• Belarusian president stresses strategic partnership with Venezuela (People's Daily)
  

  Visiting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday stressed the strategic partnership with Venezuela and how the partnership can benefit the peoples of both countries. During his speech to the Venezuelan National Assembly, Lukashenko expressed satisfaction with the strategic partnership with Venezuela which he called a trading partner in Latin America. "Our countries are on different .
  
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• Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela (Space War)
  

  Caracas (AFP) March 16, 2010 - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday offered Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, a vocal US critic, help in building an anti-air defense system as part of the countries' deeper strategic ties.
  
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• Venezuela to export oil to Belarus (New Kerala)
  

  Caracas, March 17 : Venezuela plans to export oil to Belarus beginning in May, President Hugo Chavez said in a meeting here with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.
  
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• Venezuela to export oil to Belarus (Calcutta News)
  

  Venezuela plans to export oil to Belarus beginning in May, President Hugo Chavez said in a meeting here with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.
  
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• Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela (SpaceDaily)
  

  by Staff Writers Caracas (AFP) March 16, 2010 Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday offered Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, a vocal US critic, help in building an anti-air defense system as part of the countries' deeper strategic ties.
  
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• Shell says most oil companies shunning Venezuela (Deepika)
  

  LONDON, Mar 16 (Reuters) International oil majors have mostly lost interest in investing in Venezuela, Royal Dutch Shell Plc said on Tuesday, following leftist President Hugo Chavez's nationalisation of assets in recent years.
  
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• Belarus offers closer military ties with Venezuela (AP via Yahoo! News)
  

  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko offered to help Venezuela strengthen its military, saying Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez's government should not have to worry about foreign threats.
  
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• Belarus offers Venezuela assistance in creating defense system (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
  

  Belarus is ready to assist Venezuela in the creation of a modern national defense system, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in Caracas on Tuesday
  
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• Venezuela denies plans to censor Internet (MSNBC)
  

  Venezuela is not planning to censor the Web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said on Monday, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet.
  
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• Venezuela, Belarus to Strengthen Strategic Alliance (La Demajagua)
  

  La Demajagua Newspapers. Caracas.- Venezuela and Belarus are promoting on Monday their strategic alliance with regard to energy, industry, agriculture and technology with the arrival of President Alexander Lukashenko to this capital.
  
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• India drinks from Venezuela's oil cup (UPI)
  

  NEW DELHI, March 16 (UPI) -- A consortium of Indian energy companies announced said it would purchase 45 percent of the crude oil produced by its partners in Venezuela.
  
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• Venezuela 'will not close Facebook and Twitter' (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
  

  Venezuela is not planning to shut down social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, officials have said.
  
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• Venezuela in oil deal with Belarus (Malaysian Mirror)
  

  CARACAS -Venezuela will from May begin selling 80,000 barrels of oil a day to Belarus, President Hugo Chavez said after meeting his Belarussian counterpart. Read more...
  
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• Venezuela in oil deal with Belarus (AFP via Yahoo! News)
  

  Venezuela will from May begin selling 80,000 barrels of oil a day to Belarus, President Hugo Chavez said after meeting his Belarussian counterpart.
  
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• Venezuela to export 80,000 barrels of crude per day to Belarus (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
  

  Belarus will be able to buy up to 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela.
  
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• Venezuela denies plans to censor internet (TVNZ)
  

  Venezuela is not planning to censor the web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the internet
  
  36 Vote(s)