Report: Venezuelan Government Plans to Sell Two Citgo Oil Refineries in US

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB8Q504P7E.html

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela plans to sell at least two of Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s eight refineries in the United States and has received offers from interested buyers, the oil minister told a Venezuelan television channel.

Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez did not specify which of Citgo's refineries are for sale, according to a report Monday in the Venezuelan newspaper El Universal of his comments to the TV channel Televen. snip

Chavez said last month that Venezuela was searching for partners to share in the Citgo business because it had not been lucrative enough for his country under current agreements.

Chavez has said he wants to diversify the client list for Venezuela's oil, and in recent months he has struck a series of energy accords with neighboring countries, as well as China and Spain.

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[marmar]

1. Chavez continues...

to give W the middle finger. It's heartening!

:headbang:

[LeighAnn]

2. Ode to Hugo Chavez

This is dumb. Sorry.

http://www.hereinreality.com/hugo_chavez/

[Mr.Green93]

3. They should close them.

[phantom power]

4. The rest of the world is preparing for our financial implosion.

Lots of new trade deals are being struck up, and they all seem to have one thing in common: we're out of the loop.

One of these days, we're no longer going to be the lynch-pin of the world's economy, and it will be (relatively) safe for everybody else to call in our enormous debts.

[natrat]

6. and the idiot admin will say

we have no plan

[bridgit]

8. i think that's right...

the american oligarchy's rush to corner all available capital is the prelude to thunderdome so as to say.

[LiberallyInclined]

5. It sounds like Hugo's going to be sending less oil our way-

what's an oil(y) (vice-)president to do?

this is gonna get goooooooooood.

[Toots]

7. America is driving friends away as quickly as possible

But according to Republicans it is always someone else's fault. America is never at fault....Bush* is America so Bush* can never be at fault either...How did we sink so far so quickly?

[LiberallyInclined]

9. and with these gas prices-

the farther we drive them, the more it's going to cost. :evilgrin:

[bobthedrummer]

10. China offered to buy Unocal, that was rejected and Chevron bought them.

I really like Hugo Chavez.