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BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

FOLLOWING the late-November OPEC summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Tehran to discuss joint ventures over oil refining and then chuckle with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, over the weakened US dollar.…

FROM RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

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-Caption: Production figures for projects in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt.

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-Caption: Details of heavy oil projects in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt.

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-Caption: Map of heavy oil projects in Venezuela’s Orinoco Oil Belt.…

BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

VENEZUELA’S Orinoco Belt-which follows the line of the Orinoco River in the south of the country’s Guárico, Anzoátegui and Monagas states-is home to some of the biggest reserves of crude oil in the world: 77.2 billion barrels of conventional proved reserves, and about 270 billion barrels of recoverable heavy oil.…

BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

THE OSCAR Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), (NOTE – SPELLING IS CORRECT) also known as the Caracas Airport, sits on a mesa (flat-topped hill) in Charallave, a 45-minute drive from Venezuela’s capital of Caracas. The privately owned airport, flanked by manicured boulevards, provides a tranquil home for about 500 small planes.…

BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

A NUMBER of factors have contributed to a booming Latin American market in soap, perfume and cosmetics – most importantly, regional economic growth and a healthy overall GDP. Hair care is the region’s biggest seller, but an increase in life expectancy has created a growing demand for skin care products, especially those related to anti-aging and sun protection.…

BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

WHILE Venezuela’s economy relies on its petroleum wealth, oil spills could devastate its environment. In 1997, a tanker spilled thousands of tonnes of oil in the Maracaibo Channel, affecting wildlife along 45 km of beach. Would Venezuelans support environmental restrictions on the petroleum industry if it meant that the country’s oil production fell, denying them millions of petrodollars?…

BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas
WHILE Venezuela’s economy relies on its petroleum wealth, oil spills could devastate its environment. In 1997, a tanker spilled thousands of tonnes of oil in the Maracaibo Channel, affecting wildlife along 45 km of beach. Would Venezuelans support environmental restrictions on the petroleum industry if it meant that the country’s oil production fell, denying them millions of petrodollars?…

BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

WHILE Venezuela’s economy relies on its petroleum wealth, oil spills could devastate its environment. In 1997, a tanker spilled thousands of tonnes of oil in the Maracaibo Channel, affecting wildlife along 45 km of beach. Would Venezuelans support environmental restrictions on the petroleum industry if it meant that the country’s oil production fell, denying them millions of petrodollars?…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States Trade Representative (USTR) has released a series of detailed reports outlining the threats posed by counterfeiters worldwide and the inability of many governments to fight the problem.

Its sheaf of intelligence includes comprehensive warnings from cigarette giant Philip Morris, a company that has adopted a high profile in fighting counterfeiters and smugglers.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN AMERICAN anti-piracy group has warned that the Czech Republic and Costa Rica have joined the well-known major sources of counterfeit clothing such as China and Brazil. And in a report, the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition adds that the “vast majority” of pirated clothing exported from the Czech Republic was actually made in China.…