Thursday, May 28, 2015

Venezuela, Russia's Rosneft agree on $14 billion oil, gas investment


Venezuela and Russia's top oil producer Rosneft (ROSN.MM) have agreed on around $14 billion in investment in the South American OPEC's country oil and gas sector, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday evening. Maduro said he met with state-owned Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin earlier on Wednesday, in the company of PDVSA [PDVSA.UL] President Eulogio del Pino and National Assembly boss and Socialist Party No. 2 Diosdado Cabello. "We had a great meeting and agreed on investment of over $14 billion," said Maduro during a televised broadcast, adding it would go towards doubling Venezuela's oil production. Maduro did not provide a breakdown of the investment plan and it remained unclear who would fund. More…

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