Venezuela inaugurates drilling rig, establishes hydrocarbons council

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.May.2026, Words: 491) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez, inspected the technological capabilities of the Latin American Center for Training and Certification in Drilling “Simón Bolívar” in Anzoátegui State, establishing the Higher Academic Council for Hydrocarbons

Rodríguez, accompanied by her team, toured the core areas of the complex, observing firsthand the operation of the state-of-the-art drilling simulator, the training drilling rig, and the specialized instruction classrooms.