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Jens Gould began his flourishing career as a journalist in 2003 after publishing his opinion piece in the eminent Santa Fe New Mexican, urging Americans to develop a broader socio-political worldview. Gould has been remarkable ever since and has flaunted his talents in the domain of business, political, and entertainment reporting. An enigmatic professional in himself, he has interviewed revered bankers, actors, and personalities from other professionals. In his career, Gould has served The New York Times, where he was a regular contributor to the business column. Besides, Jens has worked for Bloomberg News, TIME Magazine, and CNN on an array of topics.

Caracas (Platts) 10 October 2006 Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and Bolivian state oil company YPFB will operate four oil fields in Bolivia under a joint venture agreement, Venezuelan daily El Nacional said in a report Tuesday. The two companies signed a letter of intention to operate the Aguarague, Iniguazu, Inau and Tiacia fields, which cover a total of 369,975 hectares, the report said. Both countries signed an MoU to create a joint venture in which YPFB will have 51% and PDVSA will have 49% participation, the report said. The companies will begin operating the fields after their reserves are quantified, the report said. The two companies will also build a $70 million natural gas plant in Rio Grande that will process 200 million ft3/day of gas, the report said. The Bolivian presidential office website said last week that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Bolivian President Evo Morales will inaugurate the construction of a natural gas separation plant on Oc...

Caracas (Platts) 3 Nov 06 Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA will incorporate six new drilling rigs into its operations in western Venezuela this month, a report said Friday. Maracaibo daily Panorama cited Ricardo Coronado, general manager of PDVSA’s western division, as saying that three of the rigs will be assigned to Lake Maracaibo and the other three to the eastern coast of the Lake. In August, PDVSA given the green light to 13 companies to contract 27 oil drills for use in both eastern and western Venezuela, which include the six rigs cited in Friday’s report. PDVSA expects to raise its oil-drilling rig count to 130 from 102 by the start of 2007, company E&P director Luis Vierma said last month. PDVSA also signed an agreement with China’s CNPC in August to acquire 13 rigs. PDVSA currently owns 70 oil-drilling rigs. Written by- Jens Erik Gould Source link:-https://jenserikgouldblog.wordpress.com/2019/03/28/pdvsa-to-incorporate-...

Anzoategui, Venezuela (Platts) 11 August 2006 Venezuela state oil company PDVSA has given the green light to 13 companies to contract 27 oil drills for use in both eastern and western Venezuela, PDVSA vice president of exploration and production Luis Vierma said late Thursday. The new drills will raise PDVSA’s total drill count to 140 from 113, Vierma said. The majority of the companies are Venezuelan, although China’s CNPC is also bringing one drill, Vierma said. Companies also participating include 3G Petróleo Servicios, Consultores y Servicios de Mantenimiento Mecánico, Petrex Sudamérica, Petrolog de Venezuela, Transporte Militarek, Venezolana de Servicios Petroleros, Veraica, Constructora Interbolivariana, Corporación Enhestar, Global Venezuelan Rig Services, Guanipa Oil & Gas and Akere Energy, a PDVSA statement said late Thursday. PDVSA will contract the winning companies for 5 years. PDVSA consulted with 51 national and international com...

Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez denied reports in the local press that Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) planned to transfer Orimulsion production contracts to China, El Universal's website reported. Jens Erik Gould is a politics and business writer and editor who has reported for The New York Times, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News and TIME. "We're not giving up the management of the business to anyone," said Ramirez on Monday in a press release. The minister, who is also president of PDVSA, added that the contracts obligate Chinese companies to pay royalties on production. Orimulsion is a patented bitumen-based synthetic combustible that is derived from extra heavy crude oil in the Orinoco belt and is used for commercial boiler fuel in power plants worldwide. Jens Erik Gould is a political, business and entertainment writer and editor who has reported from a dozen countries PDVSA, through its affiliate Bitumenes del Orinoco (Bitor...