Hugo Chavez

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American Icon Joe the Plumber to Appear on Warning Signs at OPEC Emergency Meeting Thursday in Vienna

October 20th, 2008

…  cartel is a criminal conspiracy of Arabs and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez who are using their oil as a “terrorist weapon” against the U.S. …

Venezuela’s New Oil Tax Takes Effect

April 17th, 2008

…  a law approved Tuesday by the National Assembly, President Hugo Chavez’s government is charging a 50 percent tax on additional earnings when …

Venezuela teams up with Cuba for construction of nickel-iron foundry

April 13th, 2008

…  Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his government has approved funding to build an iron …  large iron reserves, Cuba has large nickel reserves,” Chavez said in a televised address, adding that Venezuela has not made the …

Venezuela consolidates oil industry control as US giants pull out

June 27th, 2007

…  a wide-ranging nationalization drive firebrand President Hugo Chavez launched in January that so far has included the telecommunications and …

ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil pass on Venezuela deals

June 27th, 2007

…  in the oil projects under new terms set by President Hugo Chavez’s government. The six companies have invested more than $17 billion …

Venezuela May Create Private Oil Drilling Company, Envoy Says

May 20th, 2007

…  Exxon Mobil Corp. The seizures are part of President Hugo Chavez’s effort to increase government control of the country’s energy assets, …

Chavez pledges oil, money for leftists

April 30th, 2007

…  Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela hopes to gradually sell off its refineries in …  his leftist allies in the region a stable oil supply. Chavez also raised the idea of issuing a regional bond to raise funds for …

Petrobras Wants Latin America Gas Pipeline to Aid Oil Exports

April 16th, 2007

…  field in the Caribbean, to Argentina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in a statement …

Venezuela’s Chavez Proposes South American “Gas OPEC”

March 3rd, 2007

…  President Hugo Chavez’s proposal for a South American organization of natural gas producers …  OPEC baffled analysts contemplating the announcement. Chavez said on his radio talk show late Thursday that he had spoken to …

Venezuelan Congress to Give Chavez New Powers for Oil, Natural Gas Decrees

January 30th, 2007

…  lawmakers said Monday they would give President Hugo Chavez special powers to make changes to the country’s oil, gas and electricity …  Assembly President Cilia Flores said lawmakers loyal to Chavez would approve an “enabling law” allowing the leader to pass measures by …