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Books on: petroleum venezuela

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The Politics of Oil in Venezuela

Book by Franklin Tugwell; Stanford University Press, 1975

Subjects:

Petroleum Industry And Trade--Venezuela, Venezuela--Economic Policy, Venezuela--Politics And Government--1935-

Collections: History, Entire Library

...6. Employment in the Venezuelan Petroleum Industry, 1950-72...Barrel of Middle Eastern and Venezuelan Petroleum, 1966 82...13. Retained Value from Venezuelan Petroleum Industry, 1950-71...
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Oil and Development in Venezuela during the 20th Century

Book by Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Bernadette West; Praeger, 2004

Subjects:

Petroleum Industry And Trade--Venezuela--History--20th Century, Venezuela--Economic Conditions--20th Century, Venezuela--Politics And Government--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...0-275-97262-3 (alk. paper) 1. Petroleum industry and trade-Venezuela-History-20th century...began. The export of Venezuelan petroleum was fueled by a large...fiscal contribution of Venezuelas petroleum on the rest of the economic...
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Oil and Development in Venezuela during the Twentieth Century

Book by Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, Robert D. Cruz; Praeger Publishers, 1994

Subjects:

Petroleum Industry And Trade--Venezuela--History--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

This work is the only economic history of Venezuela written in English. In it, Salazar-Carrillo provides estimates that have not been published previously on the Venezuelan economy in general, and the oil component in particular. Evolution of the oil industry in Venezuela is covered in detail and ...
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This work is the only economic history of Venezuela written in English. In it, Salazar-Carrillo provides estimates that have not been published previously on the Venezuelan economy in general, and the oil component in particular. Evolution of the oil industry in Venezuela is covered in detail and the concept of the retained value of oil expenditures and tnvestment is developed. Recent government policies and the performance of the Venezuelan economy are evaluated, and export-oriented strategies are considered. The appropriateness of these plans in fostering economic development is discussed.
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Venezuela

Book by Edwin Lieuwen; Oxford University Press, 1969

Subjects:

Venezuela

Collections: History, Entire Library

...sojourn was my book Petroleum in Venezuela , published by the University...It was apparent to many Venezuelans that petroleum was not an un- mixed blessing...5 E. Lieuwen, Petroleum in Venezuela 1954 , p. 72. election...
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Area Handbook for Venezuela

Book by Thomas E. Weil, Jan Knippers Black, Howard I. Blutstein, Kenneth W. Martindale, David S. McMorris, Sally Engle Merry, Frederick P. Munson, Charles Townsend; U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971

Subjects:

Venezuela

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the Republic of Venezuela, the worlds leading exporter of petroleum and the third largest...into the Gulf of Venezuela was originally...importance of Maracaibo petroleum production, the...of the Gulf of Venezuela. The basic issue...to be rights to petroleum deposits believed...

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Journal Articles on: petroleum venezuela

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Fueling Concern: The Role of Oil in Venezuela

Journal article by Miguel Tinker-Salas; Harvard International Review, Vol. 26, 2005

Subjects:

Petroleum industry--History, Venezuela--Economic aspects, Venezuela--Social aspects, Venezuelan history

Collections: Entire Library

...and middle-class Venezuelans have been conditioned...believe that oil and petroleum policy were central...global managerial petroleum network, whose...than primarily Venezuelan interests. Moreover...figure above shows Venezuelan export revenues from 1999 to 2003. The petroleum sector, dominated...
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Coerced Labor in Venezuela, 1880-1936

Journal article by Peter Linder; The Historian, Vol. 57, 1994

Subjects:

Peonage--Venezuela, Slave labor--Venezuela, Slavery--Venezuela, Venezuela--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the tribes of the peninsula, Venezuelan merchants exchanged "rum...flourished long before the petroleum boom. Nevertheless, because...during the initial phase of petroleum development, the trade may...sugar producer, the Central Venezuela, sent representatives to Caracas...
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Darlene Rivas, Missionary Capitalist, Nelson Rockefeller in Venezuela

Journal article by Soma Hewa; Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 28, 2003

Subjects:

Missionary Capitalist: Nelson Rockefeller in Venezuela (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...generation of the Rockefeller "Dynasty," became interested in Venezuela when he invested in the Creole Petroleum Corporation--the Venezuelan subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey. He soon fell in love with the people and landscape, and recognized...
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Pricing Liquid Petroleum Gas in Mexico

Journal article by Dagobert L. Brito, William Laney Littlejohn, Juan Rosellon; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 66, 2000

Subjects:

Liquefied petroleum gas industry--Prices and rates, Liquefied petroleum gas--Prices and rates, Mexico--Business and industry

Collections: Entire Library

...and prices in world markets. 2. The North American Liquid Petroleum Gas Market The U.S. is a net importer of LPGs, with net...volumes are imported as waterborne cargoes from Algeria and Venezuela. Depending on market conditions in various parts of the world...
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La Apertura: The Opening of Venezuela's Oil Industry

Journal article by Luis Giusti; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 53, 1999

Subjects:

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries--Practice, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.--Products, Petroleum industry--Venezuela, Privatization--Evaluation, Venezuela--Energy policy

Collections: Entire Library

...Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...1960--of which Venezuela was a founding...leadership the Venezuelan petroleum sector underwent...Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela and received an M.S. in petroleum engineering from...

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Magazine Articles on: petroleum venezuela

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Why Does Bush Fear Venezuela? It Has a Democratic President, a Moderate Social Reform Programme ... and Rather a Lot of Oil

Magazine article by Leigh Phillips; New Statesman, Vol. 132, December 15, 2003

Subjects:

Chavez, Hugo--Political activity, Petroleum industry--International aspects, Political consultants--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Reich, Otto--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, United States--Foreign policy, Venezuela--Demonstrations and protests, Venezuela--Political aspects, War on Terrorism, 2001---International aspects

Collections: Entire Library

Why Does Bush Fear Venezuela? It Has a Democratic President, a...Oil. by Leigh Phillips Venezuela has become a haven for Islamic terrorist...claim that Margarita Island, off the Venezuelan coast, is a hotbed of Arab "money...
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Venezuela: Oiling the Wheels

Magazine article by Sebastian Kennedy, Martin Markovits; New Statesman, Vol. 136, October 1, 2007

Subjects:

Chavez, Hugo--Media coverage, Corporate corruption--Social aspects, Corporations--Ethical aspects, Corporations--Social aspects, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.--Evaluation, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.--Political aspects, Petroleum industry--Evaluation, Petroleum industry--Political aspects, Political corruption--Social aspects, Presidents (Government)--Media coverage, Presidents--Media coverage

Collections: Entire Library

Venezuela: Oiling the Wheels. by Sebastian Kennedy , Martin...threatening to undermine the state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Earlier in September, PDVSA reported a 65 per...critics to declare the industry in crisis. They say that Venezuela, hugely dependent on oil sales, is producing less crude...
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Maracaibo's Pipeline of Wealth and Woes: Once a Pristine Colonial Trade Center, Venezuela's Second Largest City Is Facing Environmental and Social Issues Intricately Linked to Its Vast Petroleum Resources

Magazine article by Mike Ceaser; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 55, March 2003

Subjects:

Maracaibo, Venezuela--Economic aspects, Maracaibo, Venezuela--Social aspects, Petroleum industry--Economic aspects, Petroleum industry--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...of the engine of Venezuelas economy, which depends on petroleum for more than two-thirds...of their nation. Petroleum has made Venezuela South Americas third...Sooner or later, the petroleum will run out, and Venezuela will have to find...
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After the Referendum Venezuela Faces New Challenges

Magazine article by Marta Harnecker; Monthly Review, Vol. 56, November 2004

Subjects:

Chavez, Hugo--Elections, Economic conditions--Management, Venezuela--Elections, Venezuela--Social policy

Collections: Entire Library

...of the state petroleum industry, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA); a...And now the petroleum industry really...control of the Venezuelan state. This...the role of Venezuelan workers in...strategic areas: petroleum, electricity...
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Who Is Protecting Hugo Chavez? Why Has the Bush Administration Failed to Confront the Growing Threat in Venezuela Even as Hugo Chavez Expands His Influence by Buddying Up with Terrorists?

Magazine article by Christopher Whalen; Insight on the News, November 24, 2003

Subjects:

Bush, George W.--Foreign relations, Chavez, Hugo--Political activity, Terrorism--Investigations, Venezuela--Political aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...company formed by the Venezuelan government to sell royalty oil. The newsletter Petroleum World reports that the...Clinton. According to Petroleum World: "Jack Kemp...over $1.2 billion in Venezuelan oil, serving on the side...

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Newspaper Articles on: petroleum venezuela

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Venezuela Generals Tap Businessman to Lead; Fall of Chavez Means Castro Gets No More Oil

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 13, 2002

Subjects:

Chavez, Hugo, Venezuela

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...embrace of Cuba and his ties to fellow Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries members Libya and Iraq. Mr. Chavez infuriated...traffickers in neighboring Colombia, amid continuing reports that Venezuela had established its own ties to the Revolutionary Armed Forces...
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Venezuela and Rousseau

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 14, 1998

Subjects:

Venezuela

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the largest majority in the Venezualan democracys history. Venezuelan business leaders as well as foreign companies such as Merril Lynch Co, Exxon, Mobil, Shell and British Petroleum have been wringing their hands over the former paratroopers...
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Kemp's Oil Deal; Marketing Work in Venezuela Draws Criticism

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 15, 2003

Subjects:

Chavez, Hugo, Free Market Petroleum L.L.C., Kemp, Jack F., Petroleum industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...with Free Market Petroleum LLC, which signed a contract with Venezuelas Ministry of Energy...state oil company, Petroleum of Venezuela (PDVSA), has for...corruption. Venezuela signed the deal with Free Market Petroleum in the midst of...
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U.S. Charity for Chavez; Venezuela Benefits from Oil-Price Pact

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 20, 2006

Subjects:

CITGO Petroleum Corp., Chavez, Hugo, Petroleum services industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and its wholly...S. subsidiary, Citgo Petroleum Corp., which forces Citgo...four months of 2006, Venezuelan oil exports to the United...barrels of crude and petroleum products, from 190 million...
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Chavez Largess Hurts Venezuela Oil Firm; Moody's Warns of Bankruptcy

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 8, 2007

Subjects:

Bankruptcy, Cambridge Energy Research Associates--Finance, Financial services industry--Evaluation, Financial services--Evaluation, Moody's Investor Service--Finance, Petroleum industry--Finance, Petroleum--Evaluation

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...his country has maintained a business-as-usual relationship with the U.S. behind the scenes. Venezuela remains the fourth-largest supplier of petroleum to the United States, relying on a legacy of close ties that were forged between U.S. and Venezuelan...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: petroleum venezuela

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Venezuela

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in Dec., 2006, benefiting from an economic boom due to high petroleum prices and from the social programs he had instituted for the poor, but the strong win masked the continuing polarization of Venezuelan society along class lines, with the poorer classes overwhelmingly...
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Petroleum

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...source rocks for petroleum. Among the leading producers of petroleum are Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States (chiefly Texas...Alaska, Oklahoma, and Kansas), Iran, China, Norway, Mexico, Venezuela, Iraq, Great Britain, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, and...
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...organization (est. 1960, formally constituted 1961) that coordinates petroleum policies and economic aid among oil-producing nations. Its...Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Ecuador and Gabon suspended their memberships in 1992 and...
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Oil Industry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Early-Twenty-First-Century Developments In 1960 the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was formed. Over the next decade...a recession in such states as Texas; it also hurt Mexico, Venezuela, and other oil-producing nations. In contrast, the rise in...
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Colombia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Panama, on the northeast by Venezuela, on the south by Ecuador and...have revitalized Colombias petroleum industry. To the east of...important official exports include petroleum-related products, coal, nickel...imports. The United States and Venezuela are the chief trade partners...

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