What's Pushing Up The Price Of Oil?WPSUA pumpjack sits on the outskirts of town at dawn in the Permian Basin oil field on January 21, 2016 in the oil town of Midland, Texas. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images). Originally published on May 4, 2018 2:14 pm. The …

BloombergMan Who Ran Venezuelan Oil Giant for Decade Predicts Fast DemiseBloombergDuring Ramirez's time as head of the company, output dropped about 10 percent. It has slumped more than 30 percent since he left, especially over the past two years as th …

BloombergMan Who Ran Venezuelan Oil Giant for Decade Predicts Fast ...BloombergRafael Ramirez, the once all-powerful Venezuelan oil czar, says the state producer he ran for almost 10 years is on the brink of collapse.Platts: Venezuela's Oil Production …

BloombergVenezuela Arrests Former Oil Heads as Maduro Widens PurgeBloombergBut Maduro has seized control of a deeply troubled nation, subject to international sanctions and riven by conflict and hunger as the oil profits remain insufficient. “It's stra …

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BloombergFormer Head of Venezuela's State Oil Company Says Its Bonds Will Be PaidBloombergRamirez sought to calm bond traders who have doubts that Venezuela and PDVSA, as the oil company is known, will be able to make more than $3 billion of debt payme …