PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Nov.2025, Words: 151) — State-owned Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) confirmed a fire occurred on 19 Nov. 2025 at the Petrocedeño upgrader facilities, located in the José Antonio Anzoátegui Industrial Complex, Anzoátegui state. RELATED: FIRE REPORTED AT A DISTILLATION UNIT AT PETROCEDEÑO
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EAI brief: fire reported at a distillation unit at Petrocedeño in Venezuela
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Nov.2025, Words: 136) — A fire broke out in a distillation unit at Petrocedeño within the JosĂ© Antonio Anzoátegui Petrochemical Complex (CPJAA), according to reports by the Venezuelan daily El Carabobeño. The fire, which occurred on 19 Nov. 2025, was brought under […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: the Petrocedeño (formerly Sincor) upgraderÂ
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 12.Jun.2025, Words: 702) — The Sincor upgrader was built in an area of over 200 hectares with a production capacity of 200,000 barrels per day (b/d) of extra heavy crude oil (EHCO) of an average density of 8.3° […]
Venezuela’s ‘Black Gold’: 4 original upgraders Sincor, Petrozuata, Cerro Negro and Hamaca
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA / HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jun.2025, Words: 1,143) — Venezuela is blessed with numerous heavy-oil reservoirs, but none compares to the largest accumulation of heavy and ultra heavy oil in the world – the 55,000 km2 (21,240 sq. mile) Orinoco heavy oil belt, also […]
France’s TotalEnergies exits Petrocedeño JV in Venezuela, concedes $1.38bn capital loss
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Jul.2021, Words: 161) — TotalEnergies, through its affiliate Total Venezuela, has decided to transfer its non-operated minority participation of 30.32% in Petrocedeño S.A. to Corporation Venezonala de PetrĂłleos (CVP), an affiliate of PetrĂłleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Equinor having also decided to transfer in […]
José R. Pocaterra Elected Chairman Of Citgo BODs
(Citgo, 12.Feb.2021) — The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced today that Jose R. Pocaterra has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pocaterra brings more than 20 years of financial professional experience in the oil and gas industry. Mr. Pocaterra held various positions in the Budget, […]
Jose R. Pocaterra Joins Citgo Board Of Directors
(Citgo, 6.Jan.2021) — The Citgo Petroleum Corporation Board of Directors announced that Jose R. Pocaterra has been named to the Board of Directors, replacing Edgar Rincon who remains Citgo’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. “Jose Pocaterra brings more than 20 years of international experience in the financial, business […]