The state oil corporation Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has brought in 2008 natural gas production to 1 billion 540 cubic feet, which is twice the figure a decade ago.In the development of the natural gas industry in the past year invested 1 billion 847 million dollars. These data are distributed in the prior report on the outcomes of goskorporatsii. The gas industry for 10 years has brought revenue of 22 billion 432 million dollars and net profit of $ 6 billion 299 million, said the paper. It attests to the stable financial situation PDVSA despite instability in the world market for hydrocarbons. PDVSA will continue its ambitious strategy in the oil and gas policies at home and in the international arena , – underlined in the report. Venezuela is the fifth largest in the world oil exports, dobyvaya about 3.1 million barrels of liquid hydrocarbons per day and 8 largest proved reserves of natural gas at 180 trillion cubic feet. All gas produced in Venezuela now is for domestic consumption. The Government led by President Hugo Chavez plans to significantly increase production blue fuel next few years and bring the country in the number of exporters of natural gas. To this end, PDVSA has enhanced its cooperation with Gazprom , which is part of the project Rafael Urdaneta gas offshore Caribbean won the tender to develop fields Urumako-1 and Urumako-2 . Since the floating platform Gazprom 7 Nov, 2008 began drilling the first deepwater wells on the continental shelf in the Venezuelan Gulf, ITAR-TASS news agency.
