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ASK THE GLOBE
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Q. How was Venezuela named?
M.F., Boston
A. By the explorer Alonso de Ojeda, one of the many Spanish
adventurers to follow Christopher Columbus to the New World. In
1499 Ojeda traced the Caribbean coast ...
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ASK THE GLOBE
The Boston Globe
; Q. How was Venezuela named? M.F., Boston A. By the explorer Alonso de Ojeda, one of the many Spanish adventurers to follow Christopher Columbus to the New World. In 1499 Ojeda traced the Caribbean coast south to Lake Maracaibo, where Indian villagers had built their huts on piles over the shallow
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Phantom(register) HD2+2 chosen for lake Maracaibo pipeline inspections
Sea Technology
; SeaTech de Venezuela, a South American commercial diving company, has purchased Deep Ocean Engineering's (San Leandro, California) Phantom HD2+2 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) after completing a successful ten-day demonstration to Shell Oil Company. The ROV, reported as the first ever to be used
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MASSIVE OIL FIELD FOUND IN VENEZUELA
The Journal Record
; of 819 million barrels of light crude was found in the western Lake Maracaibo region, where most of the country's reserves are located, the state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela confirmed in a press bulletin. Maraven, a Petroleos de Venezuela affiliate operating in Lake Maracaibo, said in a
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Venezuela's Geological Profile
APS Review Gas Market Trends
; The Venezuelan land area embraces some 920,000 sq km lying between the Equator and latitude 10 degrees North. The western part of the country comprises two northerly trending mountain chains which are the result of the bifurcation of the Andes and between which lie two major bodies of water, Lake
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Chevron Operates Oilfield.(in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela)
Chemical Market Reporter
; A CHEVRON-LED CONSORTIUM, which includes Statoil, Arco and Phillips, has transferred operations for and development of Venezucla's LL-652 oil field from petroleos de Venezuela. Located in Lake Maracaibo, LL-652 was discovered in 1953 and has produced 198 million barrels of light crude oil. Chevron
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Land war; Politics in Venezuela.(Bloodshed in Venezuela's countryside)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US)
; Digging in for Chavez An ill-judged reform prompts bloodshed in the countryside SIXTY years ago, Angel Moran's parents arrived at Santa Barbara, on a river south of Lake Maracaibo, by canoe. Mr Moran, now aged 71, built their original smallholding into a cattle ranch of 1,130-hectares (2,790
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Zulia Tremor Leaves Oil Operations Unscathed
Sea Technology
; Venezuela's state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) recently reported that its crude oil and natural gas production levels are back to normal in western Venezuela after an earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale hit Zulia state earlier this month. The Coastal Dike, bordering Lake
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Venezuela: America's Oil Pump.(Brief Article)
Earth Island Journal
; VENEZUELA -- Members of the Orinoco Oil Watch (OOW) have written to the White House asking President Clinton how he can square his promises to reduce US emissions of planet-warming industrial gases with his support for multinational oil companies. With the active support of the US government, we
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Maracaibo's pipeline of wealth and woes
Americas
; Once a pristine colonial trade center, Venezuela's second largest city is facing environmental and social issues intricately linked to its vast petroleum resources You may never have heard of this sweltering city beside an immense lake, listened to its vibrant music, or walked its sidewalks teeming
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Oklahoma Oil, Natural Gas Contractor Wins Big International Deals.(Originated from Tulsa World, Okla.)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; ... remote, undeveloped areas. ----- ON THE INTERNET: Visit tworld, the World Wide Web site of The Tulsa (Okla.) World, at http://www.tulsaweb.com/tworld.htm ----- (c) 1997, The Tulsa (Okla.) World. Distributed by Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. WGI,
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