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PDVSA

Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish pronunciation: ; English: Petroleum of Venezuela) is the state-owned oil and gas company of Venezuela. It has…

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Founded
January 1976; 50 years ago (1976-01)
Industry
Oil and gas
Owner
Government of Venezuela
Headquarters
5 de Julio, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Net income
$828 million (2016)
Number of employees
70,000

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Reserves and capacity

Politicization

History

Ownership of Citgo

Safety

Organization

Overseas assets

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PDVSA

Nodes175
Edges174
Triples224
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011429
Components1

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PDVSA

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related to Overseas assets · 35
PDVSA → Argentina, Bolivia, Bonaire, BOPEC, Brazil, Canada, China, Citgo, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao, December, Finland's Neste Oil Oyj, Gibraltar, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Isla, Isla Refinery
related to 1970s: Nationalization · 25
PDVSA → All, Carlos Andrés Pérez, Each, Energy, In, January, La Gran Venezuela, Lagoven, Latin America, Llanoven, Maraven, Mene Grande, MNC, Mobil, Petróleos, Shell, Standard Oil, This, Under, Venezuela
related to Former · 24
PDVSA → April, Aral AG, Bahamas, Bahamas Oil Refining Company, BORCO, BP's German, Buckeye Partners, Caribbean, Corp, First Reserve Corporation, Germany, Hess Oil Virgin Islands, Hovensa, Hovensa LLC, It, October, Royal Vopak, Ruhr Oel, Ruhr Oel GmbH, Russia's Rosneft
related to Politicization · 23
PDVSA → Alberta, As, Between, Chávez, Chávez's, Colombia, Ecopetrol, Go, He, In, Intevep, Miami, Orinoco, Other PDVSA, PDVSA's, Pemex, Rafael Ramírez, Ramírez, Several, Support President Hugo Chávez
related to 1980s–1990s: Apertura · 21
PDVSA → Apertura, Apertura PDVSA, As, Before, Bolivarian Missions, By, Central Bank, Chávez, During, From, Hugo Chávez, In, OPEC, The, These, Venezuela, Venezuela's, Venezuelan, Venezuelan Supreme Court, With
related to 2010s: crisis in Venezuela, corruption · 17
PDVSA → Algeria, Anglo-French, Antigua, Bruce Rappaport's National Petroleum, Cardon VI, Eni SpA, In, In February, In October, Ltd, Perenco, Petrowarao, Production, Repsol, Venezuela, West Indies Oil Company, WIOC
related to 2000–2010: Social spending · 16
PDVSA → Argentina, China, CTV, Hugo Chávez, ILO, In, In April, In December, It, May, Nearly, PDVSA's, The, The International Labour Organization, Venezuela, Venezuelan
related to Ownership of Citgo · 14
PDVSA → American, China, Citgo, Crisis, In, PDVSA's, Russia, Russia's Rosneft, Southland Corporation, United States, US, Venezuela, Venezuelan, With
related to Reserves and capacity · 13
PDVSA → As, By, EIA, Officials, OPEC, Orimulsion, Orinoco, Orinoco Belt, The, This, Venezuela, Venezuela's, Western Hemisphere
related to 2020s · 10
PDVSA → According, Attorney General Tarek Saab, By, In, In December, In September, Maduro, Pedro Rafael Tellechea, Siemens Energy, Tareck El Aissami

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oil venezuela venezuelan million company citgo production billion us gas de government petroleum chávez nationalization minister barrels energy companies per

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PDVSAFoundedJanuary 1976; 50 years ago (1976-01)1.00infobox
PDVSAHeadquarters5 de Julio, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela1.00infobox
PDVSAIndustryOil and gas1.00infobox
PDVSANet income$828 million (2016)1.00infobox
PDVSANumber of employees70,0001.00infobox
PDVSAOwnerGovernment of Venezuela1.00infobox
PDVSAProductsFuel, natural gas and other petrochemicals1.00infobox
PDVSARevenueUS$48.0 billion (2016)1.00infobox
PDVSASubsidiariesPDV Marina CVP Pequiven CIED PDVSA Gas PDV Deltaven Palmaven Electricidad de Caracas, C.A. (93.62%) Citgo (100%)1.00infobox
PDVSATotal assets$189.7 billion (2016)1.00infobox
PDVSATrade namePDVSA1.00infobox
PDVSATypeState-owned S.A.1.00infobox
PDVSAWebsitewww.pdvsa.com1.00infobox

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