Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro

Oil prices were steady Wednesday after Venezuela said it had stopped selling crude to the world's biggest oil company, though analysts said the move would have a negligible impact on U.S. supplies. The state-run Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, said Tuesday it has halted crude sales to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

Venezuela’s state oil company wants to increase crude production by nearly 8 percent this year. Petroleos de Venezuela SA says it hopes to produce more than 3.4 million barrels per day. State oil company vice president Luis Vierma says the company is investing some $15 million this year — up 50 percent from 2007. Vierma says that Venezuela [...] Read Full Story

Its hard to know what really happened at JFK.  Maduro said authorities ordered him and other Venezuelan officials to spread their arms and legs and be frisked.  Maduro "forcefully refused". He said officers then threatened to handcuff him.     Well, if a normal US citizen "forcefully refused" at an airport checkpoint...they might get handcuffed too.     Maduro explained, "We responded with the dignity of Venezuelan revolutionaries ... with strength."   Interesting... Read Full Story

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La creación de la filial de Petróleos de... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story