Workers from other Petroleos de Venezuela facilities have been sent in to help stop the fire.

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Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is the only company that can carry out oil refining.

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The boss of Petroleos de Venezuela, the state oil company, paid for it with his job.

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On Sunday, at a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the nationalization of the Mexican oil business, Pena Nieto said again that he will transform Petroleos Mexicanos.

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The trick, though, is to find the proper angle from which to view the debt of such issuers as China Development Bank, Gazprom, Hyundai Motor, Petroleos de Venezuela, and Telefonos Mexico.

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Mr. Maduro reconfirmed several ministers in their posts including Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, who also heads state energy monopoly Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Defense Minister Diego Molero, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua and Vice President Jorge Arreaza.

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Petroleos De Venezuela pays roughly 8.5% interest.

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S. A division of Petroleos de Venezuela, its refining arm Citgo owns three plants on the Gulf Coast, including Lake Charles, one of the biggest in the U.S. These refineries are optimized to process heavy Venezuelan crude.

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