(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 6.May.2018) – Venezuela published its Official Gazette No. 41,389 on 3 May 3 2018 which detailed Decree No. 3398 and the naming of the Board of Directors of state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). Most importantly, the decree ratified Manuel Quevedo as president of PDVSA.
The decree, signed by Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, also confirms the following appointments:
— Ysmel Serrano as Executive Vice President,
— Guillermo Blanco as Vice President of Refining,
— Nelson Ferrer as Vice President of Exploration and Production,
— Fernando de Quintal, Vice President of Trade and Supply,
— Iliana Ruzza, Vice President of Finance,
— Nemrod Contreras, Vice President of Gas,
— Marcos Rojas Marchena, Vice President of International Affairs, and
— Miguel José Quintana, Vice President of Planning and Engineering.
Members retaining their functions as External Directors include the following:
— Wills Rangel,
— Yurbis Gómez,
— Ricardo Leon, and
— Simón Zerpa Delgado.
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