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    Environment Minister:
    96% of Venezuelans Have Access to Safe Drinking Water

    Published: 03/21/2012

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    In Venezuela, the national supply of drinking water currently reaches 96 percent of the population, while in urban areas that amount is 99 to 100 percent, according to Environment Minister Alejandro Hitcher.

     

     

    The World’s Largest
    Venezuelan Oil Reserves Increase to Almost 300 Billion Barrels

    Published: 03/20/2012

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    Venezuela’s total proven oil reserves – already larger than those of any other country – have increased again to 297.5 billion barrels as of the end of last year, announced the Ministry of Oil and Mining through a resolution published…

     

     


    95% of Oil Spilled in Venezuela’s Guarapiche River Removed

    Published: 03/16/2012

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    Drinking water treatment plants in Venezuela comply with quality protocols and norms for drinking water designated by the World Health Organization.
    About 95 percent of the oil spilled in the Guarapiche River in eastern Venezuela has been removed in cleanup…

     

     


    Venezuela Celebrates Fisherman’s Day

    Published: 03/14/2012

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    On Wednesday, Venezuela celebrated Fisherman’s Day, an event designated by President Hugo Chávez on March 14, 2010. On that occasion, President Chávez announced: “Today is a historical day in Venezuela, today we are declaring March 14 as Small Fishermen and…

     

     


    Venezuela Reinforces its Electrical Grid

    Published: 03/07/2012

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    The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is currently reinforcing the electrical grid to improve energy distribution throughout the country, said the Minister of Electric Energy Hector Navarro on Wednesday.

     

     


    Venezuela Celebrates International Energy Efficiency Day

    Published: 03/05/2012

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    On Monday, Venezuela joined the world in celebrating International Energy Efficiency Day, an occasion created after the first international conference on energy efficiency in Austria in 1998, where over 350 experts and 50 leaders from different countries met.

     

     


    First Venezuelan-made Pipe-laying Barge Begins Operations in Zulia

    Published: 03/02/2012

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    The first Venezuelan-made pipe-laying barge began offshore operations on Thursday in waters of Lake Maracaibo, South America’s largest body of water.

     

     


    Drilling of 88 Wells in Orinoco Oil Belt Concludes

    Published: 03/01/2012

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    The president of the state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Rafael Ramírez, said Wednesday that 88 oil wells have been drilled and connected in order to extract crude from Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt, the world’s largest hydrocarbons deposit.

     

     


    Venezuela Gained Prominence as an Energy Power in 2011

    Published: 02/29/2012

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    By the end of 2011, Venezuela had 297 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, consolidating the country as a major energy power, said Vice President Elias Jaua on Tuesday during a presentation in the National Assembly regarding the achievements of…

     

     


    Cleanup in Venezuela’s Guarapiche River Has Removed 95 Percent of Oil Spill

    Published: 02/27/2012

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    About 95 percent of the oil spilled in the Guarapiche River in eastern Venezuela has been removed during cleanup efforts. According to the vice president of the state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Eulogio Del Pino, “just less…

     

     

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