The Geopolitics of Oil Refining: China’s Entry into a Venezuelan-Brazilian Oil Deal
October 21st, 2011
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), a report on China’s support of a faltering deal between Venezuelan state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Brazilian energy company Petroleos Brasileiros (Petrobras) over the Abreu e Lima refinery possibly as a way of tying Brazil to Venezuela, hobbling Brasilia’s ability to compete elsewhere. As the article notes: […]
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September 14th, 2011
Via The Financial Times, an interesting article on the tight relationship between Cuba and Venezuela” “…When Hugo Chávez recently took his third round of chemotherapy, the Venezuelan president opted to do so in Caracas rather than in Havana, where he had received previous treatments for his undisclosed type of cancer. For some, this was a […]
Read more »OPEC: Venezuela Is Now The World’s Top Oil Producer
August 29th, 2011
Via Celsias, a report that The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a notoriously conservative organization, has stated that Venezuela now has the world’s largest oil reserves, even exceeding those of OPEC’s top producer, Saudi Arabia. As the article notes: “…Oil production in Venezuela is under the control of the state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. company, […]
Read more »PDVSA’s Joint Venture With Petrobras: A Sign of Brazil’s Increasing Influence
November 4th, 2009
Via Stratfor (subscription required), an interesting look at a new partnership between Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) to establish a joint-venture company to build and operate the Abreu e Lima refinery in northeastern Brazil’s Pernambuco state. As the article notes: “…Under the agreement, Petrobras will own a 60 percent stake in […]
Read more »The Axis of Oil Goes Commercial: Iran and Venezuela Launch A Joint Company
October 28th, 2009
Via Xinhua News, a report that Iran and Venezuela will launch a joint oil company with its headquarters based in Spain. As the article notes: “…Iran and Venezuela are establishing an oil company named Beniroug which allows us to make investments and activities in other countries, including Cuba, Sudan, China and Bolivia,” First Secretary for […]
Read more »Wireline Politics: Russia’s Telecom Diplomacy in Central & South America
October 2nd, 2009
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, an interesting report on Russian investment in Nicaragua and Venezuela, and some likely geopolitical quid pro quos. As the report notes: “…Nicaragua’s decision to legitimize Russia’s geopolitical adventures and recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia was rather odd (I am still curious as to how many Nicaraguans were aware […]
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