Russian oil company to the rescue of Chavez in Venezuela

Globovision TV Venezuela ^ | 03/01/2003 | Globovisión/MGC/Venpres

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Buque ruso arribará con 600 mil barriles de gasolina

Buques de empresas de origen estadounidense, de Trinidad y Tobago y Rusia, entre otros países, arribarán próximamente al país cargados de gasolina para paliar todas las necesidades de combustible que tiene actualmente la nación en vista del saboteo petrolero que estamos atravesando, según lo informó a Venpres en entrevista exclusiva el presidente de Petróleos de Venezuela, Alí Rodríguez Araque.

Rodríguez Araque subrayó que se importará el carburante que se necesite, es más, se acaban de comprar 520 mil barriles a la empresa petrolera brasileña, Petrobras. "Compramos 400 mil barriles a la empresa trinitaria, estamos adquiriendo 250 mil barriles a una empresa en Estados Unidos y estamos comprando 600 mil barriles a una compañía de origen ruso, para garantizar que los venezolanos no tengamos problemas con la gasolina", apuntó el presidente Pdvsa, una de las primeras empresas del mundo.

Globovisión/MGC/Venpres
03/01/2003

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The Venezuela oil company PDVSA is buying 520K barrels from the Brazilian company Petrobras, 400 K from a US-owned Trinidad company, 250 K from a US company and 600 K from a Russian company to cover the Venezuelan deficit and keep the Chavez regime running. Boats will be arriving every 2 days.

[Dog Gone]

I wonder how they'll pay for it.

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But..but..isn't "everything under control"? According to Chavez and his Vice-president everything is just fine! Hhmm

[Dog Gone]

Rio de Janeiro (Platts)--2Jan2003

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not study sending engineers from state oil company Petrobras to help restart Venezuela's downed refineries despite a request by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to do so, Lula's spokesman said Thursday. Chavez made the request for engineers from Brazil during a meeting with Lula, as the president is known here, shortly after Lula took office Jan 1. The engineers would replace PDVSA employees who are on strike. The Brazilian spokesman also said Petrobras will review a Venezuelan request to divert a tanker with 520,000 bbl of gasoline to Caracas' port. The ship is currently at another, undisclosed, Venezuelan port.

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60% of the oil comes from Russia and Brazil.

A new mission for the Russian navy or for Lula's "Axis of Good"?

Let us count you, add your email:

[Destro]

It's not our oil. Its up to the market and the Venezualian democracy.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!!

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But..but..isn't "everything under control"? According to Chavez and his Vice-president everything is just fine!

It'll work out okay for Chavez and his partners. Until the troops and military police run out of ammunition, or decide to side against him....

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