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    “Mission Tree” in Venezuela Has Collected 126 Tons of Seeds

    Published: 04/25/2012

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    Last weekend, in honor of Earth Day, Venezuela held its 11th National Seed Collection Day, an initiative that seeks to help preserve biodiversity and protect the environment. It’s part of Mission Tree, a government-funded social mission created in 2006 that…

     

     


    New Production Record Set in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt

    Published: 04/20/2012

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    Venezuela’s Minister of Oil and Mines, Rafael Ramírez, reiterated plans to increase national daily production to 3.5 million barrels per day by the end of the year.

     

     


    Venezuelan Oil Company Provides $30 Billion for Development

    Published: 04/18/2012

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    Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA provided $30 billion in 2011 in contributions to the Great Housing Mission, the National Development Fund (FONDEN) and social development projects.

     

     


    Venezuela’s Environment Ministry Developing Artificial Reefs

    Published: 04/16/2012

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    In order to foster marine life in Venezuela, the Ministry of People’s Power for the Environment is developing plans to sink vessels that will act as artificial reefs.

     

     


    PDVSA Has Latin America’s Largest Monobuoy

    Published: 04/09/2012

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    Venezuela’s state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) now has Latin America’s largest monobuoy at the loading dock of Guaraguao in the northern state of Anzoátegui.

     

     

    Minister of Oil and Mining, Rafael Ramírez:
    Oil Production in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt Reaches 1.2 Million Barrels Per Day

    Published: 03/30/2012

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    Venezuela’s Minister of Oil and Mining Rafael Ramírez announced on Friday that oil production in the country’s Orinoco Oil Belt – the site of the world’s largest hydrocarbon reserves – reached over 1.2 million barrels per day in March.

     

     


    Venezuela to Improve Drinking Water Plants

    Published: 03/29/2012

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    On Wednesday, the Venezuelan government approved almost $150 million to improve the country’s drinking water plants, according to Environment Minister Alejandro Hitcher.

     

     


    PDVSA to Present Report on Oil Spill in Venezuela’s Guarapiche River

    Published: 03/27/2012

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    The state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) will present a detailed report on the causes of the oil spill in the Guarapiche River in the western city of Maturín, after receiving the final conclusions by the National Assembly’s Commission…

     

     


    Venezuela Follows International Parameters on Water Quality Control

    Published: 03/23/2012

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    On Thursday, Environment Minister Alejandro Hitcher reiterated that the Venezuelan government has adopted all international parameters on water quality control.

     

     

    The Country Celebrates World Water Day
    Venezuela Achieved Millennium Development Goal on Drinking Water in 2001

    Published: 03/22/2012

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    On the occasion of the World Water Day, Environment Minister Alejandro Hitcher said that Venezuela met the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of improving access to drinking water in 2001.

     

     

     

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