Venezuela





Relations to Venezuela - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "it was about - oil - for the US embassy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in Venezuela - with that much !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Venezuela had the - second largest reserves - in the world !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and that nearness - it was impossible - for the US embassy !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to have - no influence !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "it wanted - as much influence - as possible !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was nothing personal - with Chávez - really !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "officially called the - Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "has a high biodiversity - from Llanos plains - Caribbean coast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Orinoco river delta - to the Amazon basin rainforest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "because of the Bush administration - there were !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "no ambassadorial - relations with - Ecuador - Bolivia - and Venezuela !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for the US embassy - it was about that Venezuela - with that !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "much oil - was going to have - regional influence !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the US embassy - did not want to deal - with someone !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "who had regional influence - and did not line up - with its own goals !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "only then - when it - had too !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but the first reflex - had been trying to get - rid of it !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy tried - tensions between Venezuela !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and Colombia - Álvaro Uribe - had followed that line !"

 

 


 

 

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  • "but when - Juan Manuel Santos - took office !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he immediately - rejected it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and decided - to make peace - with Venezuela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "this turned out - to be quite easy - to do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Chávez - was friendly to any - head of state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "or government - that was friendly to Venezuela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "air force documents - described possible goals !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "mobility operation - in South America - based in Colombia !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and an election - or a referendum - in Venezuela !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a cable by the US embassy - described the Colombian government !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "was sharing - with officials - a coordinated - media campaign !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there should be more - democracy - in Venezuela !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "and there should be more - social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ExxonMobil - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04CARACAS2570

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  • "the US embassy contacted - ExxonMobil de Venezuela - and had lobbied for it !"

 

 

 

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  • "ExxonMobil de Venezuela president - Mark Ward - said that !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the company - was likely to sign a - preliminary development agreement !"

 

 

 

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  • "PDA - for a petrochemical project - with the Venezuelan government !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the capital investment - for that project - was US$ 3 billion !"

 

 

 

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  • "integrated facility - convert ethane - derived from natural gas !"

 



 

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  • "into ethylene - converted into - polyethylene - and ethylene glycol !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ExxonMobil - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04CARACAS2740

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  • "Cerro Negro - ExxonMobil's - extra heavy crude project !"

 

 

 

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  • "in Venezuela - was operating well !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "ExxonMobil was interested - in Venezuela - over the long term !"

 

 

 

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  • "particularly in - bigger projects !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Trade - US cable - 2004: LINK ¤ 04CARACAS3940

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  • "the US trade deficit - with Venezuela - was US$ 19.5 billion !"

 

 

 

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  • "an increase - of US$ 5.2 billion - from the last trade deficit !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the large increase - in imports - was related primarily !"

 


 

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  • "to the price increase - of petroleum !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ConocoPhillips - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05CARACAS162

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  • "the US embassy contacted - ConocoPhillips in Venezuela - and had lobbied for it !"

 

 

 

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  • "a large investor - was negotiating - with the Venezuelan government !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "on the development - of the Corocoro - offshore - oil field !"

 

 

 

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  • "ConocoPhillips - and the Venezuelan government - had resumed negotiations !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the company CEO - had agreed - to waive any rights - to litigate !"

 

 

 

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  • "on the issue - of the royalty increase !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "previously levied - on the Orinoco - extra heavy crude projects !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Corocoro field - was located in the shallow waters - of the !"

 

 

 

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  • "Gulf of Paria - near Trinidad - result of a profit-sharing agreement !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ExxonMobil - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05CARACAS163

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  • "ExxonMobil intended - to take legal action - in response !"

 

 

 

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  • "to the Venezuelan government's - decision - to increase the !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "royalty payments - levied on the Orinoco - extra heavy oil projects !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Exxonmobil - and other oil companies - before had received !"

 

 

 

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  • "a too lenient - 1.0 pct - royalty rate !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Chavez announced - that the Venezuelan government !"

 

 

 

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  • "was raising - the rate to - 16.67 pct !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "ChevronTexaco - which had plans - in the Deltana Platform !"

 

 

 

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  • "natural gas project - from the beginning chose - not to fight !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with the Venezuelan government - over the royalty hike !"

 

 

 

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  • "viewed it as - the inevitable consequence !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of Venezuela's desire - for a greater share !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Investment - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05CARACAS790

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  • "the US embassy wrote - about foreign direct investors - in Venezuela !"

 


 

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  • "itself - Cayman Islands - the Netherlands - and Spain !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statoil - US cable - 2005: LINK ¤ 05CARACAS3654

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  • "the Norwegian oil company - Statoil - was in talks !"

 

 

 

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  • "about strategic association - Sincor's tax - and royalty liabilities !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "as well as - future plans - the Faja region - could contain many reserves !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Statoil had a - 27 percent share - in the LL-652 OSA !"

 

 

 

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  • "a 15 percent share - of the Sincor strategic association !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "extra heavy oil - and Block 4 - of the Plataforma Deltana - gas field !"

 

 

 


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  • "one set of negotiations - dealt with the Venezuelan government's !"

 

 

 

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  • "imposition - of a 30 percent - royalty rate - for overproduction !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Oil Companies signed Agreements - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07CARACAS825

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  • "ten - foreign oil companies - signed documents !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "transferring - operational control - of their respective projects !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to PDVSA - petróleos de venezuela - or one of its affiliates !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ConocoPhillips - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07CARACAS1241

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  • "ConocoPhillips - had been unable - to reach agreement !"

 

 

 

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  • "with the Venezuelan government - on the terms - for migrating !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "its share - of two strategic associations - Petrozuata - and Hamaca !"

 

 

 

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  • "and a profit sharing - agreement - Corocoro - to a PDVSA-controlled !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "joint venture - principal sticking points - were compensation !"

 

 

 

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  • "for lost value - and the lack - of an exit clause !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it seeked an amicable solution - that provided it !"

 

 

 

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  • "with adequate compensation - for its lost investments !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statoil - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07CARACAS1822

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  • "Norway's company - Statoil - received - cash compensation !"

 

 

 

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  • "for its lost equity - in the Sincor - strategic association !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Statoil - received its compensation - in the form of cash !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "but had the option - of receiving it in crude oil !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was well above - book value !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PDVSA - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07CARACAS1819

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  • "PDVSA - petróleos de venezuela - reported gross revenues !"

 


 

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  • "of US$ 99.3 billion - and net profits of - US$ 5.5 billion !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there was an increase in - social development expenditures !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chevron - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07CARACAS1977

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  • "Chevron - was focused on a - LNG project - in Venezuela ! - ( LNG - liquefied natural gas ! )"

 

 

 

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  • "the development of Plataforma Deltana - and a Colombia-Venezuela !"

 

 


 

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  • "gas pipeline - it had profitable margins - in Venezuela !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Halliburton - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09CARACAS827

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  • "Halliburton - was concerned - that because of the public view !"

 

 

 

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  • "connection with the Bush administration - that it provided !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "ample rationale - to expropriate - the oil services company !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Schlumberger - also a service company - hoped !"

 

 

 

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  • "left standing - in the event - of a Halliburton departure !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "reached an agreement - with PDVSA - for payments !"

 


 

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  • "by offering a - fifteen per cent - discount !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Eni - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10CARACAS163

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  • "Italy's oil company - Eni - stood to become !"

 

 

 

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  • "the second largest - international oil company - operating !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in Venezuela - it had agreed to develop the - extra heavy crude !"

 

 

 

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  • "Junin 5 block - to build a upgrader - and a 1,000 MW power plant !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and to transfer - oil technology - to the Bolivarian Republic !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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