CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Jul.2026, Words: 153) — The newly appointed president of PetroquĂmica de Venezuela S.A. (Pequiven), JosĂ© David Cabello, began an inspection and review tour at the state corporation’s main facilities in Carabobo state. The central purpose of the visits is to define the strategic […]
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José David Cabello appointed to head Pequiven
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Jul.2026, Words: 116) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy RodrĂguez appointed JosĂ© David Cabello as the new president of PetroquĂmica de Venezuela (Pequiven). Cabello assumes the responsibility of continuing to strengthen this state-owned corporation, considered strategic for the OPEC country’s industrial development.Â
PEQUIVEN executives tour El Tablazo petrochemical complex
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 9.May.2026, Words: 300) — PetroquĂmica de Venezuela (PEQUIVEN) president Román Maniglia led a technical inspection tour of the Ana MarĂa Campos (El Tablazo) petrochemical complex. There, he oversaw maintenance operations on Turbogenerators (TG) 7 and 11 of the power plant.
Venezuela’s Delcy requests creation of the Hydrocarbons Academic Council
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Feb.2026, Word: 415) — Venezuela’s interim president Delcy RodrĂguez led a meeting with over 230 business leaders from the hydrocarbons sector and authorities from state-owned PetrĂłleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), with the objective of boosting the OPEC country’s hydrocarbon sector and […]
Venezuela and Colombian authorities meet in Miraflores Palace to discuss bilateral relations
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Feb.2026, Words: 263) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy RodrĂguez received Colombia’s minister from the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Edwin Palma Egea, for a working meeting in which they addressed issues of interest to both nations. Relations between Venezuela and Colombia are […]
Metor Pauses Venezuela Methanol Output
(Argus, 31.Jul.2020) — Mitsubishi-operated Metanol de Oriente (Metor) in eastern Venezuela has suspended methanol production as a health precaution. The 750,000 t/yr Metor 1 plant will close from today through 15 August, and the 850,000 t/yr Metor 2 plant will close on 4-18 August. Only strictly necessary workers will be […]
PDVSA, Pequiven Retirees Protest Lack Of Pension Payments
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 17.Oct.2018) — Retired workers with PDVSA and Pequiven spoke out in the streets in a protest aimed at calling attention to pensions unpaid by the Venezuelan government. Unfortunately, a number of retired company workers have died waiting for pension payments, reported Venezuelan media El Carabobeño, […]
Maduro Fires Pequiven President
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 16.Jan.2017) – Venezuela’s newly appointed Vice President Tareck Aissami announced that the country’s President Nicolas Maduro had ordered the dismissal of Pequien President Juancarlo Depablos Contreras due to issues related to shortfalls in production and supply of raw materials. “Serious acts of corruption have been […]
Gasoline Chip Reaches 84% of Auto Park in Maracaibo
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 13.May.2016) – An estimated 84 percent of Venezuela’s auto park in Maracaibo contains the special TAG gasoline chip, reported the daily Panorama, citing Infrastructure Secretary Jairo RamĂrez. “We will continue installing the chips. The idea is to reach the 100 percent mark,” said RamĂrez without […]