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(also spelled PetroCedeno or Petrocedeño), originally the in , is owned and operated today by after it acquired the remaining minority stakes from Total and Equinor; the facility’s nameplate capacity ...
A major fire and explosion occurred at the Petrocedeno crude upgrader in Anzoátegui state in mid-November 2025, with witnesses and PDVSA sources describing blasts near the distillation tower and thick...
The three Orinoco Belt joint ventures—Petropiar, Petrocedeño and Petromonagas—were formed as PDVSA-led partnerships that shifted in legal status and ownership as Hugo Chávez’s government reasserted co...
’s planned restart and investment trajectory are tightly bound to sanctions policy: analysts say the upgrader’s revival is a conditional linchpin of any near‑term output rebound, but persistent sancti...
Venezuela’s Orinoco extra‑heavy crudes require large volumes of lighter diluents (naphtha or condensate) at typical blend ratios of roughly 20–40% by volume to reach pipeline and export specifications...
Four major international oil companies—Chevron, Total (TotalFinaElf/TotalEnergies), BP, and Statoil (now Equinor)—participated in a patchwork of joint ventures across Venezuela’s Orinoco Heavy Oil Bel...